Mar 08, 2022 March 8, 2022 - Business Meeting - 6:30 p.m.

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MARCH 8TH 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING TO ORDER.

[A. Meeting Opening - 6:30 p.m.]

BEFORE TONIGHT'S INVOCATION, THE SCHOOL BOARD WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE THE PASSING OF CECILIA NESTOR, A BUS DRIVER, IN AREA FIVE TRANSPORTATION WHO JOINED CCPS ON OCTOBER 23RD, 2019.

PLEASE JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

LORD OF ONE WORLD, BLESS US WITH THE INSIGHT AND FORESIGHT TO RECOGNIZE OUR ONENESS, TO APPRECIATE OUR INTERDEPENDENCE, TO HAVE THE COURAGE, TO EXPLORE OUR UNIQUENESS, TO SEARCH FOR OPPORTUNITIES, TO SEE OURSELVES IN ONE ANOTHER, TO FIND JOY AND DISCERNING A NEW UNLIKELY FRIEND TO EMBRACE THE VISION OF PEACE, TO CHERISH OUR DIFFERENCES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO SPREAD YOUR GIFT OF LOVE.

AMEN.

[B. Consent Agenda]

MEMO NUMBER 026-22 RECOMMENDED PERSONNEL ACTIONS.

MEMO NUMBER 027-22 FY 2022 ACCEPTANCE OF NEW GRANTS.

MEMO NUMBER 028-22 APPROVAL OF THE HEAD START REFUNDING APPLICATION.

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 2022 AS EQUITY AND EDUCATION MONTH.

MEMO NUMBER 029-22 DEED OF GIFT FOR L.C.

BIRD HIGH SCHOOL.

MEMO NUMBERS 030-22 DEED OF GIFT FOR J.B.

WATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

AND MEMO NUMBER 031-22 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS FROM A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO SEPARATE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION AND INDIVIDUAL ACTION? HEARING NONE MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DEBBIE BAILEY.

AYE.

RYAN HARTER.

AYE.

KATHRYN HAINES.

AYE.

DOT HEFFRON.

AYE.

ANN COKER.

[C. Awards and Recognitions]

THE MOTION CARRIES.

DR. DAUGHERTY FIRST.

THANK YOU FOR BEING UP HERE.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU AS A NEIGHBOR.

[LAUGHTER] WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE OUR NEW ADMINISTRATORS? THANK YOU.

SO IT'S MY PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW PRINCIPAL OF THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL, AND I'D ASK DR. ANTHONY MCLANE TO PLEASE COME FORWARD MCLAURIN TO PLEASE COME UP WHAT DID I SAY MCLANE MCLAURIN TO COME UP.

ANTHONY HERE? ANTHONY YOU ARE ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK, COME ON.

DR. MCLAURIN HAS A DOCTORATE AND MASTERS FROM VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND HIS BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE AND POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM HAMPTON UNIVERSITY, AND HE'S ONE WEEK IN THE NEW JOB AND WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM WITH US.

CONGRATULATIONS, ANTHONY.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MADAM.

AND NOW WE HAVE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS.

FOR A FIRST RECOGNITION, IF I COULD ASK MEMBERS OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

YOU THINK I'VE DONE THIS BEFORE?

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THEY BALANCE PROFESSIONALISM, FRIENDLINESS AND TRAINED OBSERVATION AS THEY MAINTAIN SECURITY AND PEACE OF MIND FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ALIKE.

TONIGHT, WE RECOGNIZE THAT THESE MEMBERS OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE LED BY OUR SHERIFF KARL LEONARD, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS TERRENCE JETER, SERGEANT FIRST CLASS MARCIA ARMSTRONG, STAFF SERGEANT JOHN FRASIER, CAREER DEPUTY JEFFREY GILMAN, MASTER DEPUTY BRIAN DAUGHTRY, DEPUTY FIRST CLASS JAMES JONES, CAREER DEPUTY ANTHONY JOHNSON, AND DEPUTY CHRISTINA HENDERSON.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING MEMBERS OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SHERIFF'S [APPLAUSE] SO I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US, EACH AND EVERY MEETING WHILE WE'RE HERE AND FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR EVERYONE ELSE THAT'S HERE AS WELL.

AND DR. DAUGHERTY CAME, HE BROUGHT SOMETHING WHEN HE CAME FROM DELAWARE, AND IT'S AN AWARD THAT OK.

IT'S CALLED THE GAME BALL.

NOW I'M GUESSING THAT SOME OF YOU GUYS UP HERE PLAYED BASEBALL OR FOOTBALL.

AND WHAT WOULD THE COACH GIVE THE KID THAT PROBABLY MADE THE BIGGEST IMPACT THAT DAY? AGAIN, THE GAME BALL.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE THE RITUAL OF THE GAME BALL CAME FROM.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I'M GOING TO GIVE EACH ONE OF YOU ONE OF THESE FOOTBALLS HERE.

MS. HAINES, IF YOU WANT TO HAND THEM OUT, YOU CAN OR I'LL HAND THEM OUT.

YOU COULD SAY SOME WORDS.

SO I'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR US AND WALK US TO OUR CARS.

AND WHEN WE'VE HAD A MEETING WITH A LOT OF TENSION, YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING OF OUR SAFETY.

AND SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO THE BOARD.

THE FIVE OF US WERE POLITICIANS, SO WHEN WE RAN, WE KNEW THERE WOULD BE DIRTY STUFF.

WE KNEW WE WOULD BE INSULTED AND WE STAYED IN BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF BEING A POLITICIAN.

WHAT'S NOT OK? AND WHAT I LEARNED IN CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU IS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN INSULTED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR FOLLOWING ORDERS, FOR FOLLOWING THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

WELL, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT A MASK, EVERYBODY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT FALLING THE CHAIN OF COMMAND IS IMPORTANT.

I'M THE DAUGHTER OF A VIETNAM VET.

HE FOLLOWED THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.

AND YOUR EXEMPLARY FOLLOWING YOUR DUTY, EVEN WHEN MAYBE, ONE OF YOU DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A RIGHT.

BUT NO ONE WOULD HAVE EVER KNOWN.

YOU CHOSE LAW AND ORDER OVER CHAOS, AND YOU ARE AN EXAMPLE, AND I CANNOT, I CAN'T THANK AND I JUST WANT, YOU ARE SEEING ALL FIVE OF US, WE SEE YOU.

AND I CAN'T BELIEVE EVEN ONE PERSON INSULTED ONE OF YOU, EVEN ONE IS CROSSING THE LINE, SO I APOLOGIZE THAT THAT HAPPENED ON OUR BEHALF.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] NO, I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING.

RESPECT AND ALL THE DEPUTIES WORK EVERYBODY THE RESPECT AND DIGNITY.

BUT IT'S A TWO WAY STREET.

AND I'D ALSO COMMEND ALL OF YOU ON THE BOARD AND DR. DAUGHERTY BECAUSE I'VE SEEN OTHER JURISDICTIONS HAVE ISSUES WITHIN THE BOARD MEETINGS JUST BECAUSE OF THE DEMEANOR OF THE BOARD WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO SERVE.

THIS BOARD HAS ALWAYS SHOWN NOTHING BUT DECORUM AND A GREAT DEMEANOR AND RESPECT FOR EVERYBODY, AND I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT'S A TWO WAY STREET AND IT TAKES ALL OF US TO MAKE THIS WORK.

SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS ALSO TO REPRESENT CHESTERFIELD LIKE YOU DO, AND I APPRECIATE THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SIR.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] IF I COULD ASK OUR R.E.B.

AWARDS WINNERS TO COME FORWARD AT TO THIS TIME.

THE R.E.B.

AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP HONOR CENTRAL VIRGINIA PRINCIPALS WHO GO BEYOND THE DAY TO DAY DEMANDS TO CREATE AN EXCEPTIONAL

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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF RICHMOND AND THE R.E.B.

FOUNDATION OVERSEE THE R.E.B.

AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP.

NOMINATIONS COME FROM MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

CHESTERFIELD PRINCIPALS NOMINATED THIS YEAR ARE NATALIE BARE OF GORDON ELEMENTARY, KENYA BATTS OF DAVIS ELEMENTARY, GIULIANA BRINK OF GATES ELEMENTARY, JULIE BUNTICH OF ELIZABETH SCOTT ELEMENTARY, BRIAN CAMPOS OF CRENSHAW ELEMENTARY, FREDRICK GEISSLER OF WELLS ELEMENTARY, CHRISTOPHER JONES OF THOMAS DALE HIGH, JANA KLINE OF ALBERTA SMITH ELEMENTARY.

JENNIFER LENZ OF JACOBS ROAD ELEMENTARY, MATT MAHER OF EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY, ANTHONY MCLAURIN OF CARVER MIDDLE, LINDSAY MOTTLEY OF OLD HUNDRED ELEMENTARY, MARCIE RICE OF MEADOWBROOK HIGH, SHARON RUCKER OF PROVIDENCE ELEMENTARY, RANDI SMITH OF ETTRICK ELEMENTARY AND DEBBIE WEATHERFORD OF WATKINS ELEMENTARY.

ALL THE NOMINATED PRINCIPALS ARE COMMENDED FOR THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION.

THE STUDENTS OF CHESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

CONGRATULATIONS GO TO GORDON ELEMENTARY'S, NATALIE BARE AND CARVER MIDDLE TO ANTHONY MCLAURIN WHO ARE NAMED AS FINALISTS REPRESENTING CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MRS. COKER.

AND I GET THE HONOR OF MAKING THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER FOR THE R.E.B.

AWARD, AND IT IS NATALIE BARE WITH RUNNER UP BEING ANTHONY MCLAURIN.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE] AND NOW I WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS BEING OUTSTANDING LEADERS FOR YOUR SCHOOLS.

WHAT YOU DO ON A DAILY BASIS, ESPECIALLY OVER THESE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE JUST CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR CCPS, FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES.

SO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS AND YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ROCK SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND WE HAVE A LITTLE TOKEN.

AND THEN ACTUALLY, IF YOU COULD JUST SHARE, I MEAN, I KNOW MR. SMITH KIND OF SAID ALL THE NOMINATIONS, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO'S WHO.

IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND THE SCHOOL THAT YOU REPRESENT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

GIULIANA BRINK, OB GATES ELEMENTARY.

ANTHONY MCLAURIN, THOMAS DALE HIGH SCHOOL.

MATT MAHER, EVERGREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

LINDSAY MOTTLEY, OLD HUNDRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

BRIAN CAMPOS, CRENSHAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

FRITZ GEISSLER, WELLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

KENYA BATTS, AM DAVIS ELEMENTARY.

JENNIFER LENZ, JACOBS ROAD ELEMENTARY.

NATALIE BARE, GORDON ELEMENTARY.

RANDI SMITH, ETTRICK ELEMENTARY.

MARCIE RICE, MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL.

JANA KLINE ALBERTA SMITH ELEMENTARY.

THANK YOU ALL, AND ACTUALLY, IF NATALIE AND ANTHONY CAN JUST STAY UP HERE FOR ONE QUICK SECOND, I HAVE A QUESTION.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU.

YES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL.

SO JUST CURIOUS TO KNOW WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE WITH THE AWARD MONEY THAT YOU RECEIVED.

SO, AT GORDON, WE HAVE DONE SOME BOOK STUDIES DOING THE KIDS DESERVE IT AND THE WILD CARD AND ALL OF OUR DECISION MAKING IS FOCUSED ON WHAT'S BEST FOR KIDS.

AND SO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WITH THE MONEY, OUR PROPOSAL, WHICH NOW WE'RE EXCITED GOT APPROVED IS WE'RE GOING TO CREATE ROOM TRANSFORMATION BINS.

WE HAVE A CLASSROOM THAT WE ARE GOING TO CREATE SHELVING AND THE BINS ARE GOING TO HAVE EVERYTHING THAT THE TEACHERS NEED IN ORDER TO GO GRAB, REDESIGN THE ROOM, HAVE HANDS ON INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND PROJECT BASED LEARNING, AND HAVE SOMETHING THAT THE STUDENTS CAN TAKE WITH THEM THAT'S TIED AROUND OUR SOL'S AND OUR FOCUS ON THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO GROW IN.

AND IN THE LEGACY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, OVER AT CARVER, WE'RE PLANNING TO PURCHASE A GREENHOUSE AND A HYDROPONICS KIT TO TEACH OUR STUDENTS ABOUT SEED CONSERVATION AND ALSO TO PRACTICE HEAVY, HEALTHY EATING PRACTICES OVER AT CARVER AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

[LAUGHTER] HEALTHY HEAVY.

HEALTHY, HEAVY EATING PRACTICES.

[APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU BOTH AND CONGRATULATIONS.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE OUR VSBA EMPLOYER COMMENDATION PROGRAM, VIRGINIA SCHOOL

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UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF ANY VIRGINIA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WHO IS EMPLOYED FULL TIME, THE VSBA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL SEND A LETTER OF COMMENDATION TO THE BOARD MEMBER'S EMPLOYER, AS WELL AS CERTIFICATE SUITABLE FOR FRAMING AND DISPLAY IN THE COMPANY'S THESE COMMENDATIONS SERVE TO REMIND EMPLOYERS THAT SCHOOL BOARD SERVICE IS AN ESSENTIAL AND DEMANDING AVOCATION; ENCOURAGE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG CONCERNING LOCAL EDUCATION TOPICS; REINFORCE THE EMPLOYER'S EXISTING COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL BOARD SERVICE; AND ENCOURAGE OTHER EMPLOYEES TO CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OR TO LEND THEIR SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO DO.

THIS EVENING, THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WISH TO RECOGNIZE ITAC AND THANK JON LOFTIS, PRESIDENT FOR HIS SUPPORT OF ANN COKER'S SERVICE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.

THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING OF BUSINESSES LIKE ITAC ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, WHICH IS A CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

MRS. COKER.

THANK YOU.

SO MR. LOFTIS WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT GETS TO HIM, AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY I'M VERY BLESSED AND THANKFUL TO WORK FOR THE COMPANY THAT I DO.

THEY ARE INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF CCPS AND OF MY ROLE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD.

SO AGAIN, I CAN'T THANK ITAC ENOUGH FOR THEIR THEIR SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION FOR WHAT THEY DO SO.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP, I'VE GOT TO ASK CHARLEE BREEDEN TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

TOMAHAWK CREEK MIDDLE ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL CHARLEE BREEDEN HAS BEEN NAMED THE 2022 OUTSTANDING SECONDARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL OF VIRGINIA BY VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS.

AT TOMAHAWK MIDDLE SINCE 2017, BREEDEN SERVES PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP FOR THE SCHOOL'S PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES, PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES, POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.

SHE DEVELOPED THE HOWL PROGRAM, WHICH STANDS FOR HONORABLE, ORGANIZED, WELL-ROUNDED LEARNERS, TO PROVIDE A COMMON LANGUAGE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY.

SHE ENTHUSIASTICALLY LED EFFORTS TO MOVE STUDENTS FORWARD ACADEMICALLY AND BEHAVIORALLY THROUGH INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRUCTURED ATTENDANCE PLAN FOR FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH THE ATTENDANCE AND A NEW RESTORATIVE RE-ENTRY PLAN.

SHE ORGANIZED WAYS TO LIFT TEACHER MORALE, INCLUDING DUTY COVERAGE BY ADMINISTRATORS AND MUCH-APPRECIATED CLASSROOM VISITS WITH A COFFEE CART.

SHE'LL BE HONORED IN JUNE AT THE VIRGINIA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION, AND RECOGNIZED WITH THE OTHER STATE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS OF THE YEAR DURING THE 2022 NATIONAL PRINCIPALS CONFERENCE.

PLEASE JOIN ME AND RECOGNIZE CHARLEE BREEDEN.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE COUNTY, BUT SPECIFICALLY CLOVER HILL, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU.

[LAUGHTER] AND YOUR TOMAHAWK CREEK COMMUNITY LOVES YOU, AND I HAD NO IDEA THE COFFEE CART THAT'S AMAZING.

MYSELF AND OUR PRINCIPAL, MRS. THOMPSON.

GREAT JOB, MRS. NICE WORK THAT WAS A LOT OF FUN TO PARTICIPATE IN AND YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE IN THE HOT SEAT? VERY THANKFUL FOR MY SCHOOL FAMILY THAT CAME TO SUPPORT ME THIS EVENING AND I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SERVED UNDER GREAT LEADERSHIP.

AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] I THINK NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING DRIVER PERFORMANCE.

MADAM CHAIR, BOARD MEMBERS, DR. DAUGHERTY, IT'S MY PLEASURE TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR OUTSTANDING DRIVERS OF THE MONTH.

PROVIDING SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY IS ESSENTIAL TO INSTRUCTION AND OUR CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS' BUS DRIVERS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION EVERY DAY.

ALTHOUGH OFTEN AN UNSUNG HERO TO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS, THEIR BUS DRIVER IS A ROLE MODEL FOR PATIENCE, HARD WORK, KINDNESS AND DEDICATION.

CCPS BUS DRIVERS ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES WHICH THEY SERVE.

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WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE FOLLOWING DRIVERS.

WANDA SIMPSON, AREA 1, BUS 736, 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

WANDA SAYS SHE LOVES TO WORK WITH ALL THE KIDS AND THINKS AREA ONE IS AWESOME.

WANDA IS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT, ACCEPTING HER CERTIFICATE IS HER AREA ONE MANAGER, JOHN MURPHY, AREA 2, BUS 742, 2 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

JOHN SAYS HE LIKES BEING A PART OF THE SOLUTION AND ENJOYS DOING PUBLIC SERVICE, WHICH INVOLVES WORKING WITH KIDS.

ANTOINE JONES, AREA 3 BUS 675, 4 MONTHS OF SERVICE, ANTOINE SAYS HIS FAVORITE PART OF BEING A BUS DRIVER IS SEEING THE SMILES ON KIDS FACES EVERY DAY.

COURTNEY SCHEIVERT, AREA 4, BUS 841, 4 YEARS OF SERVICE.

COURTNEY'S AUNT, A FORMER CCPS BUS DRIVER, ENCOURAGED HER TO BECOME A BUS DRIVER AND NOW THAT SHE IS, SHE LOVES INTERACTING WITH ALL GRADE LEVELS AND GETTING TO KNOW EACH CHILD.

BEA SMITH AREA 5, BUS 860, 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

BEA SHARED THAT BEING A BUS DRIVER IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS.

THEY ARE HER PRIORITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

MY KID JUST DID VALENTINE'S DAY, RIGHT, IT WAS VALENTINE'S DAY, AND HE SAID, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE ONE FOR MY BUS DRIVER BY MYSELF.

HIS SIBLINGS HELPED HIM WITH THE OTHER STUFF BECAUSE HE HATES TO WRITE, BUT HE'S LIKE MY BUS DRIVER.

I'M DOING IT BY MYSELF.

AND HE WROTE, I LOVE YOU.

AND I JUST THOUGHT, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN TO THESE KIDS.

I'M LIKE, OH MY GOSH, YOU MADE MY KID WRITE.

AND HE SAID, I LOVE YOU.

SO MAYBE YOU COULD, DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE HERE? OH, OK, WE GOT SOME FAMILY AWESOME.

[APPLAUSE] WOOT.

AND WE'LL START WITH YOU, AND IF YOU JUST SHARE ONE THING THAT GETS YOU UP IN THE MORNING AND ON THAT BUS.

WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT IT.

THE KIDS.

THE KIDS.

JUST THE KIDS.

LIKE THEY SAID THE KIDS.

[LAUGHTER] I'LL SAY IT'S ALSO THE ADULTS WE ENGAGE IN WITH AMONG THE SCHOOLS THAT HARD WORK THEY DO AND REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

I KNOW A LOT OF YOU CAN'T REPLACE THESE PEOPLE HERE, YOU KNOW, AND IT REALLY IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU SMILE AT THEM EVERY DAY AND SAY GOODBYE EVERY DAY.

IT'S REALLY AMAZING.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

AND NEXT, WE HAVE RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS, DR. DAUGHERTY, THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING FOOD NUTRITION SERVICES STAFF, ESPECIALLY THIS WEEK DURING NATIONAL SCHOOL THIS YEAR'S THEME FOR NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK IS TAKE OFF WITH SCHOOL BREAKFAST, WHICH I INTERPRETED AS A SUPERHERO THING, WHICH I THINK IS VERY APPROPRIATE TO HIGHLIGHT THE SUPERHEROES WE HAVE IN OUR CAFETERIAS, KITCHENS AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT TWO SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR THIS EVENING FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL BREAKFAST.

FIRST, MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL AND PRINCIPAL CHRISTY ELLIS FOR BEING OUR SELECTION FOR THE DISTRICT'S 2022 BREAKFAST CHAMPION RECOGNITION.

A VERY UNEXPECTED AND ADDED BONUS OF MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL BEING OUR AWARD RECOGNITION WAS THE MASS COMMUNICATION PROGRAM PUT TOGETHER AMAZING POSTERS IN A REALLY AWESOME VIDEO THAT IS COMIC BOOK THEMED ABOUT SCHOOL BREAKFAST.

SO VERY EXCELLENT.

DR. DAUGHERTY WAS ABLE TO JOIN US THERE THIS MORNING.

JUST REALLY AWESOME WORK BY THOSE STUDENTS.

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MANCHESTER MIDDLE IS ONE OF ONLY FIVE SCHOOLS IN THE STATE THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR THIS AWARD THIS YEAR.

THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO SCHOOLS THAT INCREASE STUDENTS ACCESS TO SCHOOL BREAKFASTS WHILE PRIORITIZING THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF THEIR FOOD.

THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONAL HONOR FOR OUR TEAM AT MANCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OUR DEPARTMENT AND COUNTY AS A WHOLE.

AS ALWAYS, WE ARE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THE TEAM THAT WE HAVE IN CHESTERFIELD I WOULD NOW LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE STAFF HONOREES THIS MONTH AS I CALL YOUR NAME COULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? FIRST, WE HAVE VIRGINIA VESS.

MS. VESS, OUR MANAGER AT CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 12 YEARS.

AND WHAT SHE LOVES MOST ABOUT HER JOB IS HER STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY HER SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND HER STAFF.

THE END OF THE WORKDAY ALLOWS TIME TOGETHER TO SEE THE SUCCESSES THAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED NEXT, WE HAVE CATHERINE BERNARDO.

MS. BERNARDO IS OUR MANAGER AT JACOBS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 6 YEARS AND FEELS THE BEST PART OF HER DAY IS SUCCESSFULLY COMING TOGETHER WITH HER CREW TO FEED CHILDREN.

NEXT, WE HAVE PHYLLIS CAMPBELL.

MS. CAMPBELL IS THE MIT AT MANCHESTER MIDDLE SCHOOL, BUT MS. CAMPBELL HAS FILLED IN AT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS THIS YEAR FOR US, PITCHING IN WHENEVER WE'VE ASKED HER TO.

SHE'S BEEN WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 4 YEARS AND WHAT SHE LOVES MOST ABOUT HER JOB IS WORKING WITH THE KIDS.

NOT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS EVENING, IS WILLIE MAE REID.

MS. REID IS A FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATE WITH THE ELIZABETH DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR 9 YEARS.

AND SHE LOVES WHAT SHE DOES BECAUSE SHE ACHIEVES IT WITH A TEAM THAT EQUALLY LOVES WHAT IT IS THE CORNERSTONE OF FULFILLMENT AND HAVING ABUNDANCE IN LIFE.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

[APPLAUSE] I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF STANDING HERE WITH OTHER WINNERS OF THIS AWARD.

YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN AMONGST MANY OF OUR FOOD SERVICE WORKERS AS THE BEST OF THE BEST AND I CAN SAY THAT I KNOW HOW DIFFICULT YOUR JOB IS AS A TEACHER WHO WAS A CARVER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WORKED IN THE BUILDING THERE.

I KNOW THE JOB THAT YOU DO IS DIFFICULT.

I ALSO WAS RAISED BY A FOOD SERVICE WORKER.

MY MOTHER WORKED AT CC WELLS CAFETERIA AND I KNOW WHEN SHE CAME HOME SHE WANTED PEACE AND QUIET AND SHE WANTED TO GET OFF HER FEET.

SO I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE EXHAUSTED, LONG, HARD DAYS AND YOU'VE DEALT WITH THINGS THAT MY MOTHER NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH, LIKE [INAUDIBLE] SHORTAGES AND OTHER THINGS AT THE LAST MINUTE YOU'VE HAD TO SCRAMBLE AND TRY TO GET MENUS TOGETHER FOR OUR STUDENTS AND YOU HAVE DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB.

I THINK WE ALL THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC HAVE RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OF EVERY EMPLOYEE IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM, BUT YOU GUYS REALLY STEPPED UP THE MOST AND IT'S SO MUCH APPRECIATED.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] AT THIS TIME, IF I CAN ASK JOSH DAVIS TO COME FORWARD.

YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK, MR. DAVIS, NOT OUR CFO, COO.

DURING THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH ON MARCH ONE, PRESIDENT BIDEN WISHED A "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" TO JUST ONE PERSON: SWIFT CREEK MIDDLE 7TH GRADER JOSH DAVIS, WHO HAD TURNED 13 THE PREVIOUS DAY.

DURING THE STATE OF THE UNION, JOSH WAS SITTING WITH OTHER SPECIAL GUESTS IN THE FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN'S VIEWING BOX.

JOSH HAS BEEN INVITED IN RECOGNITION OF HIS ADVOCACY FOR LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES.

JOSH WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES WHEN HE WAS JUST 11 MONTHS OLD.

WHEN HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD, HE ADVOCATED FOR THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO PASS A BILL MAKING SCHOOL SAFER FOR KIDS WITH TYPE ONE DIABETES.

THE DAVIS FAMILY, INCLUDING JOSH'S FATHER BRIAN, WHO ALSO HAS TYPE ONE DIABETES, HAS CONTINUED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES.

JOSH'S MOTHER, SHANNON, INTRODUCED PRESIDENT BIDEN AT AN EVENT ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST IN CULPEPE ON FEBRUARY THE 10TH.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING JOSH DAVIS.

[APPLAUSE] SO NICE TO MEET AN ACTUAL CELEBRITY IN PERSON.

CONGRATULATIONS.

AND I JUST I WAS SO IMPRESSED BY YOUR ADVOCACY.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS AN EASY THING TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU NOT JUST WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, BUT WHAT YOU NEED.

AND YOU ARE A VERY BRAVE YOUNG MAN, AND I AM JUST INCREDIBLY PROUD OF YOU, AND

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I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO DO GREAT WORK.

I KNOW YOU WILL.

AND KEEP CHANGING THE WORLD.

CONGRATULATIONS.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? YOU'VE GOT THE FLOOR.

YOU SURE? SO NOT A FUTURE POLITICIAN.

[LAUGHTER] OK, WONDERFUL.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING.

THANK YOU, DAD.

[APPLAUSE] CONGRATULATIONS.

FOR THE NEXT PART OF OUR MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW OUR QUARTET TO GET SET UP AND IF WE CAN ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THOSE ON THE DAIS TO COME FORWARD AND SIT IN THE FRONT ROW, PLEASE.

AND WE'LL GET STARTED HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

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THIS GROUP IS CALLED SUPER TONIC AND THEY ARE A STUDENT LED QUARTET FROM CLOVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL, SO I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU AND WANT TO SAY AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WHAT YOU JUST HEARD WAS AUTUMN LEAVES AND THEY ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THEIR TEACHER, BRIANNA GATCH, WHO'S HERE TONIGHT TOO, JUST TO SUPPORT BECAUSE THESE FELLOWS ARE JUST THE PERFORMERS ARE ON LAST MINUTE CHASEN ROSE ON TENOR SAX, NEHEMIAH KIM ON PIANO, ANDREW WILLIAMS ON BASS AND NOAH DALE ON DRUMS. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I'LL BE BACK A LITTLE BIT LATER TO TALK MORE ABOUT OUR MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS MONTH.

BUT WE WANTED TO JUST SPOTLIGHT THESE FELLAS TONIGHT, AND THEY'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANKS SO MUCH, GENTLEMEN, FOR COMING OUT.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

I KNOW IT GETS IT SO MANY LIKE I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST AMONG CELEBRITIES.

I'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, PRESIDENTIAL OR STATE OF THE UNION, JOSHUA DAVIS GOT THE CLOVER HILL THIS IS AWESOME.

SO.

I LOVE EVERYTHING, THIS WAS AWESOME.

REALLY, ENJOYED THE SHOW.

THIS IS SUCH A TREAT.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THIS AND I THINK THE LAST ONE WE SAW WAS IN 2020.

IT WAS JUST THIS WEEK IN 2020 BEFORE OUR WORLD GOT TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

SO IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO HAVE MUSIC BACK IN THIS SPACE.

I JUST WANTED TO PASS THE MIC AND ASK YOU GUYS A QUESTION.

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE INSTRUMENT TO PLAY AND WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIAN? FAVORITE INSTRUMENT TO PLAY, PROBABLY DRUMS. I DID, I DID.

I USED TO BE A WIND PLAYER.

I USED TO PLAY CLARINET AND TENOR SAX, AND I CHOSE TO SWITCH THESE, SO I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT'S MY FAVORITE.

AND FAVORITE MUSICIAN.

THAT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT.

MAYBE JACOB COLLIER, HE'S PRETTY GOOD AT EVERYTHING.

MY FAVORITE INSTRUMENT IS PROBABLY THE ONE I HAVE IN MY HANDS BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY ONE I I'VE BEEN PLAYING IT SINCE AROUND SEVENTH GRADE AND SEVENTH GRADE, [INAUDIBLE].

I STARTED OUT THERE, JAZZ BAND, REALLY AND THAT WAS COOL.

MY FAVORITE MUSICIAN IS PROBABLY ALSO JACOB COLLIER JUST CREATIVE.

YEAH.

MY FAVORITE MUSICIAN TO LISTEN TO WOULD BE JOE DART BASS PLAYER, BUT MY FAVORITE MUSICIAN IN GENERAL WOULD BE OUR BAND DIRECTOR, MS. GATCH.

AWW [APPLAUSE] MY FAVORITE INSTRUMENT TO PLAY IS THE CELLO.

I'M IN ORCHESTRA, AND MY FAVORITE MUSICIAN IS, I WOULD SAY I WAS GOING TO SAY JACOB, BUT I'LL BE DIFFERENT.

I WOULD SAY YO-YO MA, AMAZING CELLIST, GREAT EXPRESSION.

YEAH.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

SO IT'LL TAKE US JUST A MINUTE TO RESET, AND IF THE CHAIR PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK

[D. Public Comment on Agenda Items]

COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON AGENDA ITEMS? MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE NINE SPEAKERS FOR AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THEY ARE WENDY LITTLE, BEN PEARSON NELSON, DOMINIQUE CHATTERS, DORIS KINNICK,

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PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST BE RELATED TO SPECIFIC ITEMS ON THE IF COMMENTS ARE DETERMINED TO BE OF MORE GENERAL NATURE OR NOT GERMANE TO SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM SPEAKERS WILL BE ASKED TO RESERVE THEIR COMMENTS FOR THE SECOND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

THERE IS A TIMER SET UP ON TOP OF THE PODIUM THAT WILL TURN GREEN WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING YELLOW, WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING AND RED WHEN YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN A CELL PHONE AND SPEAKERS NOTES ARE PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR NAME AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMMENTS, AND PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS EQUIVALENT TO CAMPAIGNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE ARE IN VIOLATION OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 11 10 AND ARE PROHIBITED.

MAY WE HAVE MS. LITTLE.

BEN PEARSON NELSON.

GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, I AM BEN PEARSON NELSON, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COUNCIL OF PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS.

ON FEBRUARY 16TH, OUR COUNCIL VOTED TO FORWARD A LETTER TO THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND CCPS, TO HIGHLIGHT OUR DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND DEVALUATION OF PUBLIC FEEDBACK.

THE ILLUSTRATION USED FOCUSED ON THE FEEDBACK FOR THE EMERGENCY MEETINGS ON REMOVING THE MASKING REQUIREMENT, IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHT CITIZENS COMMENTED ON THE ISSUE.

THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE THREE TO ONE OVERALL AND A GROSS MAJORITY IN EVERY DISTRICT ASKED THE SCHOOL BOARD TO DELAY THE DECISION.

STAKEHOLDERS OVERWHELMINGLY ASKED THE SCHOOL BOARD TO WAIT.

YET THE SCHOOL BOARD VOTED TO REMOVE THE MASK REQUIREMENT IN DIRECT OPPOSITION TO A RECORD NUMBER OF CONSTITUENTS EXPRESSING CONCERN.

THE RECENT DECISION TO CUT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE BOARD ACTING WITHOUT TRANSPARENCY AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE DESIRE OF OUR CITIZENS.

THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COUNCIL, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 8000 MEMBERS IN CHESTERFIELD, VOTED TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRETY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET.

WE WERE TOLD BY MORE THAN ONE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER THAT WE DID NOT NEED TO ADVOCATE OR ALERT OUR MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE TO SUPPORT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET BECAUSE THE SCHOOL BOARD WERE UNITED IN THEIR SUPPORT.

ADDITIONALLY, YOUR OWN COMMITTEE, THE CITIZEN'S BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE, VOTED TO SUPPORT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET AND ASKED THE BOARD NOT TO FOLLOW THE PRACTICE OF CUTTING THE BUDGET BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED TO THE BOS AND STILL THE SCHOOL BOARD CUT THE BUDGET AGAIN.

IT IS NOT HEALTHY IN A DEMOCRACY FOR CITIZENS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO FEEL LIKE THEIR VOICE IS NOT HEARD.

IT IS NOT HEALTHY IN A DEMOCRACY FOR CITIZENS TO FEEL AS IF DECISIONS ARE MADE BEHIND AGAIN AND AGAIN I HEAR FROM CITIZENS THAT OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS DO NOT MATTER THAT ONCE AN ITEM IS ON THE AGENDA, THE DECISIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE.

I WANT TO URGE EACH OF YOU TO CONNECT WITH YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES, COME TO THE PTA MEETINGS AND SPEAK OPENLY AND HONESTLY WITH US.

GO TO YOUR SCHOOLS AND MEET WITH YOUR PRINCIPALS, YOUR TEACHERS AND YOUR PARENTS.

LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS CONCERNS AND PLEASE INCORPORATE THAT FEEDBACK INTO YOUR DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

THIS IS THE BEDROCK OF A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, BEN PEARSON NELSON.

DOMINIQUE CHATTERS.

GOOD EVENING, DOMINIQUE CHATTERS, IN HONOR OF EQUITY AND EDUCATION MONTH AND WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, I HAVE A POEM BY MAYA ANGELOU.

YOU DECLARE THAT YOU SEE ME DIMLY THROUGH A GLASS WHICH WILL NOT SHINE, THOUGH I STAND BEFORE YOU BOLDLY TRIM IN RANK AND MARKING TIME.

YOU DO NOT OWN TO HEAR ME FAINTLY AS A WHISPER OUT OF RANGE, WHILE MY DRUMS BEAT OUT THE MESSAGE AND THE RHYTHMS NEVER CHANGE.

EQUALITY, AND I WILL BE FREE.

EQUALITY, AND I WILL BE FREE.

YOU ANNOUNCE MY WAYS ARE WANTON, THAT I FLY FROM MAN TO MAN, BUT IF I'M JUST A SHADOW TO YOU, COULD YOU EVER UNDERSTAND? WE HAVE LIVED A PAINFUL HISTORY, WE KNOW THE SHAMEFUL PAST, BUT I KEEP ON MARCHING FORWARD, AND YOU KEEP ON COMING LAST.

EQUALITY, AND I WILL BE FREE.

EQUALITY, AND I WILL BE FREE.

TAKE THE BLINDERS FROM YOUR VISION, TAKE THE PADDING FROM YOUR EARS, AND CONFESS YOU'VE HEARD ME CRYING, AND ADMIT THAT YOU'VE SEEN MY TEARS.

HERE THE TEMPO SO COMPELLING, HEAR THE BLOOD THROB IN MY VEINS.

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EQUALITY, AND I WILL BE FREE.

EQUALITY, AND I WILL BE FREE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY WHEN WE NO LONGER NEED TO MAKE EQUITY HAPPEN, WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO FORCE IT UPON OUR CONSTITUENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT IT WILL JUST BE A PART OF OUR NATURE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. DORIS KINNICK.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS DORIS KINNICK, AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN REGARDS I WOULD LIKE YOU TO STOP ACCEPTING THESE ESSER FUNDS TO PUSH SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING, WHICH IS STILL CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

I HAVE SEEN THAT EVEN IN YOUR INTERIM GUIDANCE FROM THE VDOE AND VDH GIVEN FEBRUARY 11TH HAS A REFERENCE TO THE ED COVID 19 HANDBOOK, IT'S LISTED ON THE FIRST PAGE OF REFERENCES.

IF ANYONE AND PARENTS INCLUDED WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO READ THE ED COVID 19 HANDBOOK, YOU'LL FIND THAT THEY ARE PUSHING ACTIVISM, THEY ARE PUSHING LGBTQ, THEY ARE PUSHING VACCINES, THEY ARE CAUSING HARM.

WE NEED MLK, NOT BLM.

YOUR EQUITY IS LITERALLY DIVISIVE.

YOU ARE TAKING MONEY TO DESTROY EDUCATION AND INDOCTRINATE THE KIDS.

CHILDREN ARE BEING ABUSED SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY IN YOUR UNSAFE SCHOOLS.

ALLOWING BOYS TO DRESS LIKE GIRLS TO USE THE GIRLS BATHROOM IS PUTTING THIS IS NOT OK.

YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR DOING NOTHING TO STOP THIS.

ACTIVISM SHOULD NOT BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS TO YOUNG, IMPRESSIONABLE MINDS.

YOU SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE CORE CURRICULUM.

CERTAINLY NOT BLM, AS IT'S FUNDED BY GEORGE SOROS.

NOT TO MENTION THAT ALL LIVES MATTER.

HAVING CHILDREN APOLOGIZE AND FEEL BAD BASED ON THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN IS EVIL AND GOD HAS CREATED US ALL IN HIS IMAGE.

THE PIGMENT OF YOUR SKIN SHOULD NOT BE DEMONIZED.

IT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED.

WHAT'S NEXT? ARE YOU GOING TO ASK HETEROSEXUALS TO APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING GAY, LESBIAN WHERE IS THE COMMON SENSE? THE CDC IS A CAPTURED AGENCY AS APPARENT BY THE NUMBER OF INJURIES LISTED IN THE VAERS.

MORE INJURIES IN THE PAST YEAR THAN IN ALL 20 YEARS SINCE THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN CREATED FOLLOWING THE CDC IS LIKE OBEYING BILL GATES, WHO IS A EUGENICIST WHO WANTS DE PLEASE WAKE UP, DO WHAT YOU WANT IN YOUR OWN LIVES.

BUT AS PUBLIC OFFICIALS, YOU SHOULD NOT BE PUSHING THE AGENDA FOR CHILDREN TO RECEIVE IT IS A DISGRACE.

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED.

LOOK AT PFIZER'S DOCUMENTS RELEASED THAT THEY WANTED TO KEEP HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC FOR THEN THE PFIZER DUMP MODULE 2.4 NON CLINICAL OVERVIEW ON PAGE 29.

THIS WAS SENT TO EACH OF YOU.

THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ADMITS THAT THEY ARE NOT LOOKING INTO CARCINOGENICITY, MEANING CANCER TESTING.

GENERALLY, IT'S NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSURE OF VACCINE PRODUCTS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

SO THOSE IT'S APPARENT THAT THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED HAVE FAR LESS INCIDENCES OF CANCER IN MY OWN FAMILY, I NOW HAVE THREE FAMILY MEMBERS SINCE TAKING THIS JAB THAT HAVE CANCER AND THE OTHER DOCUMENT THIS ONE MAKES ME LITERALLY WANT TO VOMIT.

IT IS 53.6.

IT WAS SENT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

IT IS.

IT STATES THE CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS POST AUTHORIZATION OF THE ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTING THROUGH FEBRUARY 2021 AND FROM PAGE 30 TO 38, IT LISTS THE ADVERSE EVENTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST.

THERE ARE NINE PAGES, NINE.

NINE PAGES FILLED WITH ADVERSE EVENTS FROM THESE BIOWEAPONS.

I PRAY YOU ARE NOT FORCING THANK YOU I'LL HAPPILY FINISH THIS LATER.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

KATE FLYNN.

MICHAEL CARABINOS.

WHEN ONE IS ACCUSTOMED TO PRIVILEGE, EQUALITY FEELS LIKE OPPRESSION.

I HAVE SEEN THAT STATEMENT DEMONSTRATED SO CLEARLY HERE JUST NOW.

WHY? WHY WOULD ANYONE BE COMPELLED TO COME OUT AND SPEAK AGAINST EQUITY?

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FROM THE BEGINNING OF THIS MANUFACTURED OUTCRY AGAINST CRT, EVERYONE HAS KNOWN AS DELEGATE HARTER HAD STATED IN THAT FIRST MEETING THAT CRT IS NOT EVEN TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS.

BUT THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT.

BECAUSE IT IS NOT THERE, IT BECOMES AN UNDEFINED SHADOW BECAUSE IT IS UNDEFINED IT CAN AND WHEN YOU HAVE THE PEOPLE ENRAGED AGAINST SOMETHING YOU CAN REDEFINE AT WILL YOU CAN TURN THE PEOPLE AGAINST ANYTHING.

HALLWAY BULLETIN BOARDS, TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS, CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, EVEN EQUITY ITSELF.

THEY CLAIM TO BE PROTECTING THEIR CHILDREN FROM INDOCTRINATION, BUT I CLAIM THAT THEY ARE BECAUSE WHAT THEY REALLY WANT TO DO IS ELIMINATE ANYTHING THAT STANDS IN THE WAY OF IMPOSING THEIR OWN RADICAL INDOCTRINATION ON NOT JUST THEIR OWN CHILDREN, BUT OURS AS ANY LESSON, ANY TOPIC, ANY DISPLAY, ANY LIBRARY BOOK THAT COUNTERS THEIR OWN NARRATIVE IS LABELED AS CRT INDOCTRINATION OR EVEN GROOMING.

THEN THEY WORK TO PURGE IT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

IT IS THE STRATEGY, THE MINDSET AND THE INTOLERANCE OF THE RED SCARE AND COUNTLESS OTHER MORAL PANICS THAT HAVE SWEPT ACROSS THIS NATION SINCE SALEM.

I PREFER NOT TO WHITEWASH HISTORY.

I PREFER TO LEARN FROM HISTORY AND HISTORY OF MORAL PANICS IN THIS NATION, TELLS ME THAT THE SOONER THAT WE CEASE TO GIVE THIS ONE ANY CREDIT THE BETTER HISTORY WILL JUDGE US.

THANK YOU, MR. CARABINOS.

MAY WE HAVE MS. ANN TATUS.

LET'S CLARIFY SOME THINGS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND EQUITY.

EQUITY IS CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

CRITICAL THEORY IS A MARXIST THEORY.

RACE, GENDER QUEERING.

CHILDHOOD QUEERING ALL OF THAT IS PART OF CRITICAL THEORY.

SO, YES, EQUITY IS THAT.

THE TERM EQUITY, AS WELL AS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, HAVE BEEN HIJACKED BY THOSE WITH NOTHING BUT NEFARIOUS INTENTIONS.

THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS THOUGHT TO BE A SEMINAL MOMENT IN AMERICA'S HISTORY, OVERCOMING OPPRESSION AND A SORDID PAST.

EQUITY, HOWEVER, JUST DISMISSES AMERICA'S EVOLUTION, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS OF BLACKS IN AMERICA.

EQUITY INSISTS THAT AMERICA IS RACIST AT AN INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, JUST LIKE CRITICAL RACE AND RACE IMPACTS A PERSON'S LIFE IN EVERY ASPECT FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE.

CHILDREN ARE NOT BORN HATING.

THEY ARE TAUGHT HATRED.

TO ACCEPT EQUITY, ONE MUST BELIEVE THAT BY VIRTUE OF BIRTH, A WHITE PERSON HAS GOD GIVEN ADVANTAGE IN LIFE AND ALMOST GUARANTEED SUCCESS BY CONTRAST, BLACK AMERICANS ARE DOOMED FOR FAILURE FROM BIRTH TO ACCEPT EQUITY.

ONE MUST BELIEVE THAT MILLIONS OF BLACK AMERICANS DID NOT ACHIEVE SUCCESS ON THEIR OWN.

SUPPORTERS OF EQUITY CONDONE OBVIOUS DISCRIMINATION.

ANTI-RACISM IS CURRENTLY INFREQUENTLY USED AS A TERM IN THIS COUNTY ALL OVER MANY, MANY DOCUMENTS WITHOUT FULLY UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT IS.

IBRAM X.

KENDI.

IN EVERY HIGH SCHOOL AND SOME MIDDLE SCHOOLS, HERE ARE AND ANTI-RACISM IS A GOD IN SOME HE HAS SAID THE ONLY REMEDY FOR PAST DISCRIMINATION IS PRESENT DISCRIMINATION.

I DON'T THINK MANY OF YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT EQUITY IS.

YOU'RE TEACHING CHILDREN TO BE VIEWED AS EITHER OPPRESSORS OR OPPRESSED, AND THEY ARE BEING TAUGHT THAT WITHOUT EQUITY, WHICH BY MANY COUNTIES OWNS VISUAL AIDS, MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO BRING ONE GROUP DOWN TO BRING ONE GROUP UP.

THAT IS EQUITY.

YOU HAVE IT ALL OVER YOUR EQUITY COMMITTEE.

IT IS EVERYWHERE.

YOU HAVE TO BRING ONE DOWN TO ONE UP? THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EQUALITY AND EQUITY.

BRING ONE GROUP DOWN TO BRING ONE GROUP UP.

YOUR CONSTANT EXAMPLE OF MEADOWBROOK HIGH SCHOOL PBIS 2009.

IT WAS THE PILOT SCHOOL FOR PBIS.

IT IS 13 YEARS OF EMPIRICAL DATA THAT THIS EQUITY, WHICH IS WHAT PBIS IS A

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IT TEACHES CHILDREN THEIR ACTIONS ARE NOT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

SO IN THE NAME OF EQUITY, SINCE YOU ARE ALL WHITE, BY THE NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, IF YOU WANT TO KEEP PUSHING THIS ON OUR CHILDREN, THE INSANITY, YOU ALL FIVE SHOULD STEP DOWN AND MAKE WAY FOR EQUITY FOR THE MINORITIES TO TAKE YOUR SEAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO PUSH THIS ON OUR CHILDREN.

THANK YOU MS. TATUS.

YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.

MARY KATHRYN KEITH.

HI HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? OK, SO I'M MARY KATHRYN, I HAVE A GRADUATE OF 2020 FROM MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL, THE COVID KIDS AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT ATTENDS SPRING RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND WHICH IS A GREAT SCHOOL.

SHE'S GOT A GREAT TEACHER, BUT NOT EVERYTHING IS GREAT ALL THE TIME.

WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS MAKING THIS EDUCATION EQUITY IN EDUCATION MONTH AND NO LONGER SUPPORTING THE WOMEN'S MONTH THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD IS ENJOYING.

SO LAST YEAR AND TONIGHT Y'ALL ARE DECIDING TO DECLARE MARCH AS EQUITY IN EDUCATION MONTH, NO LONGER RECOGNIZING THE MAJORITY OF YOUR STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE POPULATION OF EVEN A BOARD THAT IS A MAJORITY OF WOMEN ARE DECIDING TO NO LONGER RECOGNIZE THE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS AS THE MANY WOMEN OF OUR PAST, PRESENT AND OUR FUTURE.

I'M PRETTY DISGUSTED AT THIS TIME WITH THE ED EQUITY AGENDA AND HOW IT'S CONTINUING TO RULE THE MAIN AGENDA OF THE CCPS POLICIES.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, OUR NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, JILLIAN BALOW, YOUR EQUITY POLICIES, YOUR EQUITY COMMITTEE AND YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN BASED ON THE DIVISIVE EQUITY MUST BE CHANGED AND Y'ALL MUST CEASE TO INSTRUCT ALL OF THIS TO OUR TRAINING AND CHILDREN.

I AM SORRY, BUT YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF MY THIS IS A PARENT'S JOB.

ALL OF YOU, THE ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNDAMENTAL BASICS OF EDUCATION, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS READING, WRITING, ARITHMETIC, SCIENCE, WORLD, AMERICA AND ALL OF VIRGINIAN HISTORY.

SO AS OF FEBRUARY, THE 9TH 2020, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, ALL RESOURCES INCLUDED ON VDOE'S ED EQUITY VIRGINIA RESOURCES RESOURCE REPOSITORY HAS BEEN RESCINDED, ALONG WITH THE DIVERSITY EQUITY INCLUSION AUDIT TOOL OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS MEMO OF 30920 .

AS OF FEBRUARY 15TH, ALL RESOURCES INCLUDED ON THE VDOE'S CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE WEBSITE HAS BEEN RESCINDED, WHICH YOU KNOW IS THE TOOL GENERALLY PROMOTES ACADEMIC EQUITY OF OUTCOMES OVER EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNERS.

THE DIVISIVE EQUITY AGENDA MUST COME TO AN END.

IT SEEMS YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE DECISIONS ON YOUR OWN AS YOU HAVE GIVEN MOST OF IT, IF NOT ALL AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND YOU HAVE REQUESTED GUIDANCE MANY TIMES FROM WELL THEY'VE GIVEN IT TO YOU.

SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CHECK THE SUPERINTENDENT INSTRUCTIONS REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR DATED FEBRUARY 23RD.

IT'S UNFATHOMABLE THAT YOU WOULD CHOOSE NOT TO CELEBRATE THE GLORIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR OWN BIOLOGICAL FEMALE WOMEN IN OUR OWN FIELDS, YOUR OWN FIELDS, AND THAT WHICH IS CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THERE'S AMAZING WOMEN ALL OVER THE WHOLE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC EDUCATION.

YOU ARE AGAIN FOLLOWING YOUR OWN PREJUDICES AGAINST WOMEN, HAVING THEIR OWN ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD TODAY.

AND YOU'RE SHOWING THE GIRLS THAT THEY ARE WORTHLESS.

CHRISTINE MELENDEZ.

GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, DR. DAUGHERTY, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING EQUITY IN EDUCATION MONTH AS WELL AS MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH THIS EVENING.

UNDERSTANDING THAT EQUITY DOES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMIT ITSELF TO RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN AS WELL AS MEN IN HISTORY.

I ALSO WANTED TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR AGENDA ITEM OF RECOGNITION OF STAFF SUCCESS.

I WANTED TO SHARE MY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TEACHERS AT CHALKLEY, AM DAVIS, FALLING CREEK, AND BENSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WHO PARTICIPATED IN SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS.

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UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS SUSPENDED FOR SOMETHING AND WE STARTED AGAIN FALL OF 2021 AND WE HAD OUR CELEBRATIONS WITH FOOD PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS, INCLUDING [INAUDIBLE].

FREE OF CHARGE TO US, TO OUR TEACHERS WHO TOOK THE TIME AFTER LONG DAYS AT SCHOOL, WITH THEIR STUDENTS OFTEN HEARING OF LOTS OF REALLY AMAZING INCIDENTS THAT THE TEACHERS GOT TO WITNESS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.

AND THEY STILL CHOSE TO DEDICATE TIME, ENERGY AND EFFORT TO LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE TO BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND WITH THEIR STUDENTS.

AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT PROPER RECOGNITION FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH TEACHERS AT JACOBS ROAD AND CRENSHAW FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF EIGHT CLASSES, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING THIS EDUCATION AND THIS EXPERIENCE WITH MANY TEACHERS TO COME.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. MELENDEZ.

MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT, DR. DAUGHERTY.

[E. Superintendent's Report]

TONIGHT WE ARE HAVING OUR ANNUAL ARTS AND MUSIC CELEBRATION.

I'M GOING TO ASK ROBIN AND JAMES TO COME UP AND PRESENT THE EXCITING THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR COKER, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. DAUGHTRY, I'M JIMI HERD VISUAL ARTS CURRICULUM SPECIALIST, JOINED THIS EVENING BY DR. ROBIN YO OUR PERFORMING ARTS CURRICULUM SPECIALIST.

WE'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY THANKING YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR THRIVING ARTS THROUGHOUT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TAKING THE TIME DURING THIS IMPORTANT MONTH TO SPOTLIGHT THE INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS BRING TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN CELEBRATING MARCH AS YOUTH ART MONTH AND MUSIC IN OUR I WANT TO SAY ANOTHER SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE CLOVER HILL QUARTET, WHICH DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB THIS EVENING, KICKING OFF OUR MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS MONTH, AND I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW AGAIN THIS YEAR OUR THEME FOR MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH IS THE SOUND OF MY HEART.

AND I'M SURE DURING THIS PERFORMANCE YOU NOT ONLY HEARD BUT SAW THE JOY THAT PRESENTING AND PERFORMING ARTS PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS EACH TIME THEY PERFORM.

AND I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT PERFORMING.

OUR HEARTS HAVE REALLY BEEN HAPPY THIS YEAR AS WE HAVE RETURNED TO PERFORMING LIVE AND IN PERSON WITH OUR SCHOOL AND ALL COUNTY ENSEMBLES.

IN OCTOBER, OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE MARCHING BAND NIGHT, AS WELL AS VARIETY OF CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA EVENTS AT THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS.

AND IN JANUARY, OUR STUDENTS PERFORMED AT ALL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL SYMPHONIC BAND.

WE'RE NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO APRIL, WHEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR PERFORMANCES BY THE ALL COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL BANDS AND OUR ALL COUNTY GUITAR ENSEMBLE AND THE ALL COUNTY JAZZ BAND, AS WELL AS FIDDLE FEST.

OUR STUDENTS HAVE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN DISTRICT EVENTS, MARCHING BAND AND SHOW CHOIR COMPETITIONS, AND CURRENTLY WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DISTRICT THREE ASSESSMENTS.

THANK YOU, DR. YOHE.

THE VISUAL ARTS ACROSS CHESTERFIELD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INVALUABLE OUTLETS FOR OUR KIDS FOR IMAGINATION, DISCOVERY AND EXPRESSION, AS WELL AS FOSTER LIFELONG CREATIVE SKILLS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

THEY ARE AN ENDLESS SOURCE OF JOY, INNOVATION, SELF-CONFIDENCE FOR EVERY CHILD AND STUDENT WHO STEPS INTO THE ART STUDIO.

AS WE CELEBRATE YOUTH ART MONTH THIS YEAR, WE ARE ALL REMINDED OF THE TREMENDOUS IMPACT OF THE ARTS FOR OUR STUDENTS EVERY DAY OF EVERY MONTH.

JOINING US THIS EVENING TO SHARE ABOUT WHY THE ARTS ARE SO IMPORTANT TO THEM, PLEASE WELCOME MELANIE LLOYD AND MADISON VON FROM MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL WITH AN ESSAY ABOUT THE VISUAL ARTS.

GOOD EVENING, I'M MELANIE LLOYD, AND THIS IS MADISON VON.

I'LL BE SPEAKING FOR THE BOTH OF US TODAY, SO WE'RE BOTH SENIORS AT MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL AND I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN TAKING VISUAL ART CLASSES EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN IN SCHOOL.

THIS YEAR ALONE, MADDIE AND I ARE BOTH IN THREE ADVANCED ART CLASSES.

OVER THE YEARS, THESE CLASSES HAVE BECOME A PLACE TO BE CREATIVE, A PLACE TO HAVE FUN AND A PLACE TO RELAX AND LEARN OF COURSE.

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OUR TEACHERS ENCOURAGE US TO REACH FOR EXCELLENCE AND TO GET OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONES AS THIS YEAR WAS SIGNIFICANT TO ME, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF MY AP ART CLASS.

THEY TAUGHT US TO FIND OUR VOICE AS PEOPLE AND AS ARTISTS.

IN ART I'M CHALLENGED TO ASK MYSELF, WHAT DO I WANT TO SHARE? WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME? HOW CAN I EXPRESS THESE THINGS? ART TEACHES ME THINGS THAT GO BEYOND PAINTING A PRETTY PICTURE, THOUGH I'VE LEARNED TO DO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE LESSONS FROM THE ART ROOM AND APPLY THEM TO OTHER CLASSES AND ASPECTS OF MY EVERYDAY LIFE.

FOR EXAMPLE, HOW TO PLAN AND HOW TO EXPLAIN MY IDEAS.

HOW TO ADAPT WHEN MY PLAN DOESN'T PAN OUT QUITE HOW I WANT IT TO.

TO THINK CRITICALLY AND TO BE AN INDEPENDENT THINKER.

ABOVE ALL, I THINK ART IS FUN.

IT'S A BREAK FROM ACADEMIC CLASSES, AND IT'S WHERE I FOUND SOME OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS.

IT LETS ME DO SOMETHING THAT I LOVE TO DO.

IN TODAY'S MEETING AND IN ALL MEETINGS TO FOLLOW, I HOPE THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL CONSIDER THE VALUE OF ART AND WHAT IT MEANS TO THE STUDENTS HERE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU AGAIN SO VERY MUCH.

NOT ONLY IS MARCH MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH AND YOUTH ART MONTH, IT'S THE BEGINNING OF OUR CCPS SPRING ART CELEBRATIONS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY NOW THROUGHOUT MAY.

AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, EACH SCHOOL HAS PLANNED AN ART CELEBRATION, SPOTLIGHTING OUR TALENTED STUDENTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, SUCH AS AFTER SCHOOL ART EVENTS, SPECIAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, COMMUNITY ART EXHIBITS AND EVEN VIRTUAL SHOWCASES.

AT THE SECONDARY LEVEL OUR COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS WILL BE JOINING OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL VISUAL ARTS DEPARTMENTS FOR THE SECONDARY ARTS SHOWCASE AT CLOVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL ON APRIL 23RD AND 24TH.

OUR VIRTUAL LEARNING ACADEMY, AND CCPS ONLINE ART PROGRAMS WILL ALSO BE SPOTLIGHTING THEIR ARTWORK IN A DIGITAL SHOWCASE ON OUR CCPS WEBSITE IN MAY.

WE INVITE YOU ALL TO ATTEND OUR EVENTS THIS SPRING AND THANK YOU AGAIN SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS IN CCPS.

THANK YOU.

WE ALSO HAVE A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR YOU.

WAS BOARD MEMBERS IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PRESENTATION? I JUST WOULD HAVE TO SAY, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THE STUDENTS THIS EVENING.

IT'S A GIFT TO ME.

I MISS MY STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM SO MUCH RETIRING IN 2019.

I KNEW I WAS GOING TO MISS THEM, BUT I ALWAYS I FEEL IT MORE WHEN I GET TO SEE THE STUDENTS AND HEAR THEM TALK.

AND I KNOW WHAT AMAZING THINGS THAT THE ARTS PROGRAM OFFERS FOR OUR STUDENTS.

AND THE YOUNG LADY DID THOSE TWO WOMEN WHO WROTE THAT NARRATIVE A PHENOMENAL JOB, AND IT REALLY SPEAKS TO EXACTLY THE WAY MANY KIDS FEEL BECAUSE I KNEW LOTS OF STUDENTS THAT CAME TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY GOT TO GO TO ART OR BECAUSE THEY HAD GOT TO GO TO BAND AND ALGEBRA AND ENGLISH WERE SECONDARY.

BUT IT'S JUST A PHENOMENAL SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT I THINK WE DO HAVE HERE, AND WE WILL ALWAYS I HOPE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE THIS EVENING AND ALL THE ARTISTS THAT CAME OUT TO HELP CELEBRATE THIS EVENING.

IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME WHEN WE CAN CELEBRATE OUR TALENTED STUDENTS AS MS. BAILEY JUST SAID.

BOARD MEMBERS IN RECOGNITION OF YOUTH ART AND MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH WE HAVE TWO RESOLUTIONS BEFORE US THIS EVENING.

MR. HERD AND DR. YOHE, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE FRONT OF THE DAIS FOR THE READING AND PRESENTATION.

AND MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THE RESOLUTIONS? RECOGNIZING MARCH 2022 AS MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH, WHEREAS THE STUDY OF MUSIC HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS IN LISTENING, READING, SELF-EXPRESSION, AND CREATIVITY.

AND WHEREAS MUSIC EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS INCLUDES A BROAD RANGE OF MUSIC AND

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AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS PREPARE CHILDREN FOR A PRODUCTIVE ROLE IN SOCIETY.

AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION HAS DESIGNATED MARCH AS MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ENDORSES THE OBSERVANCE OF MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSES AND PRACTICES OF MUSIC EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGES TEACHERS, PARENTS, STUDENTS AND ALL CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE.

THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REDEDICATES ITSELF TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE MUSIC EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT POSITIVELY INFLUENCES EACH CHILD PLACED IN ITS CARE.

RECOGNIZING MARCH 2022 AS YOUTH ART MONTH, WHEREAS ART EDUCATION CONTRIBUTES POWERFUL EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING, ART EDUCATION DEVELOPS CRITICAL AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.

ART EDUCATION TEACHES DESIGN THINKING AND REINFORCES THE CONCEPT OF CRAFTSMANSHIP.

ART EDUCATION TEACHES SENSITIVITY TO BEAUTY, ORDER AND OTHER EXPRESSIVE QUALITIES.

ART EDUCATION GIVES STUDENTS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURES, VALUES AND BELIEFS.

ART EDUCATION REINFORCES AND BRINGS TO LIGHT WHAT STUDENTS LEARN IN OTHER SUBJECTS.

AND ART EDUCATION USES STUDENT LEARNING AND ART PRODUCTION, ART HISTORY, ART CRITICISM AND AESTHETICS TO CREATE NEW MEANING AND LEARNING FOR EACH STUDENT.

AND WHEREAS OUR NATIONAL LEADERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE NECESSITY OF INCLUDING ART EXPERIENCES IN EACH STUDENT'S EDUCATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE MARCH AS YOUTH ART MONTH ENDORSE THE OBSERVANCE OF YOUTH ART MONTH AND ENCOURAGE THE SUPPORT OF QUALITY SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS FOR OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING OUT OUR VERY TALENTED STUDENTS THIS EVENING, I WISH WE COULD DO THIS EVERY BOARD MEETING THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

YOU KNOW, ALL THE INFORMATION THAT IS IN THE RESOLUTION IS SO TRUE.

AND THE OTHER PART THAT ART AND MUSIC ALLOWS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR ALL OF US IS A WAY TO KIND OF DECOMPRESS AND AN AREA OF STRESS RELIEF, RIGHT? SO IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO KEEP THAT AS A PART OF OUR CURRICULUM AND PART OF WHAT WE CAN SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BOTH OF WHAT YOU DO.

APPRECIATE IT.

[APPLAUSE] BOARD MEMBERS, YOU HAVE HEARD THE TWO RESOLUTIONS BEFORE US.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTIONS AS READ? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED.

THE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OF OUR PERFORMERS AND TO MR. HERD AND DR. YOHE.

AND NEXT, WE HAVE ACTION ITEMS MR. DAVIS.

[1. Memo #038-22: A-E Services, Prototype for Elementary Schools]

[LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW, THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA, I WAS ABLE TO REACH OUT TO YOUNG JOSH AND HIS MOTHER ON TWITTER AND TO CONGRATULATE THEM FOR THEIR ACTION.

AND OF COURSE, MY MOTHER SENT ME AN EMAIL.

DID YOU SEE JOSH DAVIS ON THE STATE OF THE UNION? AND I SAID, YES, HE'S ONE OF OURS, BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS A CHESTERFIELD BUT ANYWAY, I'M HERE.

FIRST OF ALL, GREETINGS, MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DR. DAUGHERTY TO BRING YOU CCPS MEMORANDUM NUMBER 38-22.

AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR OUR NEXT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROTOTYPE.

WE HAVE A CONTRACT AWARD RECOMMENDATION.

AS THE CIP MOVES FORWARD WE'RE EXCITED TO ANTICIPATE BUILDING MORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE SAME PROTOTYPE FOR NINE SCHOOLS.

CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK RRMM FOR THE SERVICE THAT THEY'VE PROVIDE US IN DOING THOSE SCHOOLS, AND THEY REMAIN ACTIVE WITH THIS FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.

HOWEVER, WE AT THE END OF THAT FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WE HAVE PUT FORTH A SOLICITATION THROUGH PROCUREMENT AND LAST SUMMER WE HAD NINE VERY

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WE HAD A COMMITTEE OF SIX STAFF MEMBERS IN CCPS THAT INCLUDED AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL FOLKS SUCH AS MYSELF AND CONTENT SPECIALIST.

AND SO WE HAD A VERY DIFFICULT JOB OF FIRST WHITTLING DOWN THAT FIELD OF NINE TO FOUR, WHO WE THEN BROUGHT IN FOR INTERVIEWS SHOWING US SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS AND PROPOSED SCHOOLS OR OTHER SCHOOLS THAT THEY HAD WORKED ON.

AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME IN NEGOTIATION, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOMMEND TO YOU THAT MOSELEY ARCHITECTS BE HIRED TO BE OUR NEXT ELEMENTARY PROTOTYPE PROVIDER OF ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.

SO I'LL BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THE RECOMMENDED ACTION, WHICH IS STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT TO EXECUTE A REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT WITH MOSELEY ARCHITECTS TO PROVIDE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION RELATED EFFORTS.

NO FUNDING IS REQUESTED AS A PART OF THIS RECOMMENDATION.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD? THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS.

BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 038-22 AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS, THAT'S QUITE AN IMPRESSIVE RESPONSE FROM THESE FIRMS. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND THE REVIEWING BOARDS WORK IN MAKING THE SELECTION.

THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.

DEBBIE BAILEY.

AYE.

RYAN HARTER.

AYE.

KATHRYN HAINES.

AYE.

DOT HEFFRON.

AYE.

ANN COKER.

AYE.

THE MEMO IS APPROVED.

[2. Memo #039-22: Food Services Warehouse Contract Approval]

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS A DISTRIBUTION CENTER WITH YOU GUYS THIS I KNOW I'VE ALREADY GIVEN YOU A PRESENTATION, SO I'M NOT GOING TO GET TOO FAR INTO THE WEEDS ON THIS ONE.

I THINK THE BIG PART OF THIS IS THE FINANCIAL PIECE THAT WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE SQUARED AWAY NOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SHARE FOR YOU.

BUT JUST TO QUICKLY UNPACK WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IN SCHOOL NUTRITION IS GET INTO EFFECTIVELY DELIVERING OUR OWN GROCERIES, WHICH WE FIND IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE FACE AS A DIVISION, GETTING IN FRESH PRODUCTS, ACTUALLY HAVING THEM DELIVERED TO THE SCHOOLS, ACTUALLY GETTING THE THINGS THAT WE ORDERED, WHICH HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT.

SO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO EFFECTIVELY DO IS CUT OUT THE MIDDLEMAN.

IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE LOCATED A FACILITY IN CHESTER, VIRGINIA, THAT'S AN OLD ICE FACILITY THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING RETROFITTED BY THE LANDLORD TO HAVE BRAND NEW REFRIGERATED EQUIPMENT IN THERE.

SO IT WILL BE 20,000 SQUARE FEET OF FULLY FREEZER AND REFRIGERATED STORAGE SPACE, WHICH WOULD BE BASICALLY HOUSED EVERYTHING THAT WE WOULD NEED TO FEED ALMOST FORTY THOUSAND KIDS EVERY SINGLE DAY.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

OBVIOUSLY, I'VE TOUCHED ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WILL ASSIST WITH; FRESHER PRODUCE, GREATER ABILITY FOR OUR STAFF TO FOCUS ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF CHECKING THROUGH INVOICES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN EVERYTHING ON A TRUCK.

ALSO, LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING IN FRESHER PRODUCE ON A MORE FREQUENT LEVEL THAT WE CAN THEN GET BACK OUT TO THE SCHOOLS MUCH QUICKER THAN WE CAN CURRENTLY.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW, WE'D LIKE TO TRY TO CENTRALIZE SOME OF OUR KITCHEN OPERATIONS AGAIN TO OFFER SOME FRESHER ITEMS TO OUR KITCHENS AND ALLOW OUR STAFF TO FOCUS MORE ON THE STUDENTS AND LESS ON THE MINUTIA IN THE KITCHEN.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO REALLY, I THINK THIS IS THE IMPORTANT SLIDE, AND I WANT TO THANK MR. MEISTER, MR. ROBERTS AND DR. DAUGHERTY FOR WORKING WITH US AND GETTING US TO THE POINT WHERE I'M ABLE TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU THIS EVENING.

EFFECTIVELY, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS A SEVEN YEAR TERM, TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH WITH A TWO PERCENT ESCALATION YEAR EVERY YEAR.

WE WILL HAVE A NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND INITIAL COST SET UP TO BUY THINGS FORKLIFTS, TRUCKS, PALLET JACKS, SHELVING ALL THE FUN THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT INTO A WAREHOUSE TO GET IT READY TO GO TO DELIVER FOOD TO 66 SCHOOLS.

OBVIOUSLY, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE WAS AN ISSUE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THE ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. THUMMA AND HIS FACILITIES TEAM FOR GIVING US SOME EXCELLENT GUIDANCE ON THAT FRONT, SO WE FELT MORE PREPARED GOING INTO THIS SITUATION.

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SO WHEN WE ACTUALLY DO GET IN THE FACILITY, EVERYTHING WILL BE BRAND NEW, CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY AND FULLY INSURED BY THE LANDLORD.

THEY ALSO WILL BE PAVING THE ROAD OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNPAVED, AND THAT PORTION OF THAT WILL BE REPAID BY THE COUNTY IN AMORTIZATION FEE.

YEAR OVER YEAR, THIS EFFECTIVELY WORKS OUT TO ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE DOLLARS A MONTH THAT WILL BE PAID FOR THE ROAD PAVING.

WE WOULD ALSO BE ADDING 8 FTES, AND WHEN I SAY ADDING EFFECTIVELY, WE WOULD BE TAKING THE CURRENT POSITIONS THAT WE HAVE AND JUST REFORMATTING EIGHT OF THOSE TO NOW GO BE IN A WAREHOUSE.

I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THIS WOULD ALL BE FUNDED BY SCHOOL THIS WOULD NOT AFFECT ON THE BUDGET IN ANY WAY, AND WE WOULD NOT BE TAKING AWAY FROM ANY OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE DIVISION IN ORDER TO DO THIS, WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

NEXT, PLEASE.

SO TIMELINE, REALLY WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO AND WHAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS IS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF ACTUALLY GETTING INTO THIS FACILITY, HAVING APPROVAL FOR A LEASE SO WE CAN BEGIN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THINGS ORDERED.

WHICH TIMELINES RIGHT NOW, AS I'M SURE WE'VE DISCUSSED IN MANY OTHER FRONTS, ARE EXCEPTIONAL RIGHT NOW.

I'VE BEEN GIVEN LEAD TIMES ON REFRIGERATORS ANYWHERE FROM 12 WEEKS TO 53 WEEKS.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A MIXED BAG OF WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET STUFF.

SO WE WANT TO BEGIN PROCESSES AS SOON AS WE CAN.

REALISTICALLY, WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO DO IS BY THIS AUGUST, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BETWEEN 25 PERCENT AND 30 PERCENT OF OUR MENU ITEMS ACTUALLY COMING OUT OF OUR OWN DISTRIBUTION FACILITY.

OBVIOUSLY, BY JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR, INCREASING THAT TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 50 AND 70 PERCENT AND BY AUGUST OF 23 FOR THE 23 24 SCHOOL YEAR BEING FULLY OPERATIONAL AS A DISTRIBUTION FACILITY TO ALL SIXTY SIX SCHOOLS.

SO AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE WHAT OUR PLAN WOULD BE, AND I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE OF A BENEFIT NOT ONLY TO OUR STAFF, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR STUDENTS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY OUR GOAL.

SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. DUNBRACK.

BOARD MEMBERS, MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMO 39-22 AS PRESENTED.

SO MOVED.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

BOARD MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR THIS IDEA AND FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT MAYBE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE WORKING WITH OUR VENDORS TO HAVE FOOD SUPPLIED TO OUR SCHOOLS, AND WE WORK WITH NUMEROUS DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT HAVE TO BE SETTING UP DELIVERIES THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS AT THE MOST CONVENIENT TIMES AT OUR SCHOOLS WHEN BUSSES ARE COMING IN OR GOING OUT.

AND THEN LIKEWISE, JUST SOMETIMES THERE'S HAS TO BE MENU CHANGES BECAUSE THE FOOD THAT WE THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE DELIVERED WASN'T, AND THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CENTRALIZE THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR COMING UP WITH THIS, BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT IDEA.

TRULY, A TEAM EFFORT.

MS. HEFFRON.

I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.

SO I LIKE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME PREP WORK BEING DONE ON THE SITE.

ABOUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF LIKE, WHAT SORT OF PERCENTAGE OF THE WORKLOAD WILL THAT RELIEVE FROM OUR IN SCHOOL FOOD NUTRITION SERVICE EMPLOYEES? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO ESSENTIALLY IS START TO TAKE SOME OF OUR READY TO GO ITEMS, THINGS LIKE OUR FRESH PREPARED SALADS, MULTIPLE INGREDIENTS, FRESH PRODUCE.

IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF HANDS ON ACTIVITY, CUTTING THINGS OF THAT NATURE, TAKING THAT OUT OF THE KITCHEN AND JUST A LITTLE THING LIKE THAT WOULD SAVE THEM QUITE A BIT OF TIME.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY IN OUR KITCHENS TO BAKE.

SO EVERYTHING THAT WE GET, WE HAVE TO GET FROM BAKERIES.

WE WOULD LIKE TO CENTRALIZE OUR BAKING.

FRESH ROLLS, THINGS LIKE THAT GOING OUT TO SCHOOLS AGAIN, SAVING THEM THE ABILITY TO GET ON THE PHONE, ORDER BREAD, GO IN, RATIFY THE INVOICE, MAKE SURE THEY GOT IT.

DINNER ROLLS ARE EXTREMELY HARD TO GET RIGHT NOW FOR SOME REASON, WE CAN ADD IT TO THE SPORK LIST.

YES, MA'AM.

SO JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT.

I THINK WE'RE TALKING MORE EFFICIENCIES, THINGS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO TO TAKE OFF THEIR PLATE AND BRINGING IN A GROUP OF MANAGERS.

WHEN WE WERE GETTING THIS IDEA KIND OF IN THE EARLY STAGES, WE WANTED TO KNOW THEIR OPINION, THE THINGS THAT THEY FELT WOULD MAKE THEIR JOB EASIER.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE GOT IS I SPEND MOST OF MY TIME BASICALLY GOING THROUGH AND REVIEWING MY INVOICES, MAKING SURE THAT THEY MATCH UP, MAKING SURE THAT THEY CHARGED ME THE RIGHT PRICE, MAKING SURE THAT I GOT THE RIGHT ITEMS. ALL THAT COMES OFF THE TABLE FOR THEM.

SO AGAIN, WHAT WE WANT THEM TO DO IS GET BACK, FOCUS ON THE FOOD AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOCUS ON THE STUDENTS.

SO WE WOULD BE TAKING A FAIR AMOUNT NOT ONLY OF ACTUAL PREP WORK OUT OF THEIR

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THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.

AND I HAVE THIS WRITTEN DOWN AS A QUESTION, AND I THINK YOU ANSWERED IT, BUT I WANT TO CONFIRM, DID YOU SAY 12 TO 53 WEEKS BEFORE THE NEW REFRIGERATORS WOULD BE INSTALLED BY THE LANDLORD? SO THEY'VE GIVEN US DIFFERENT DATES.

BASICALLY, WHAT THE LANDLORD IS CURRENTLY DOING IS WORKING WITH THE LOCAL REFRIGERATION THE PLAN CURRENTLY IS TO MAKE THE FACILITY OPERATIONAL.

SO WHENEVER WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE OVER THE FACILITY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IN AND ACTUALLY STORE FROZEN ITEMS. THE PROCESS OF ORDERING THE EQUIPMENT IS DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW, MORE SO FOR COMPRESSORS.

THEY HAVE EQUIPMENT SITTING IN WAREHOUSES RIGHT NOW THAT THEY HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PUT A COMPRESSOR IN AND MAKE IT WORK, AND THEY CAN'T FIND THOSE.

SO WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN LONG LEAD TIMES.

HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN ENSURED THAT THE FACILITY WILL BE FUNCTIONAL UNTIL THE NEW EQUIPMENT IS PUT IN.

AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THAT IS WHEN THE LEASE AND THE WARRANTY AND ALL THAT KIND OF FUN STUFF WILL START.

SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE OUT OF THERE UNTIL THIS WORK IS COMPLETED.

AND ONE LAST QUESTION.

YES, MA'AM.

I KNOW WHEN YOU BROUGHT THIS UP, I THINK IT WAS THE LAST SUMMER.

IT WAS A WHILE AGO.

YES MA'AM.

IT'S BEEN AWHILE.

THERE WAS SOME SORT OF A IT WAS A COST SAVINGS THAT WE WERE GOING TO SEE.

ABSOLUTELY.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY DISCUSSION OR BRAINSTORMING ABOUT HOW THAT COST SAVINGS WOULD BE REALLOCATED? YEAH.

IN A LOT OF WAYS THE COST SAVINGS FIRST INITIALLY IS GOING TO GO BACK INTO PAYING OFF THE INITIAL INVESTMENT FOR THE FACILITY.

WE'RE EFFECTIVELY LOOKING AT BETWEEN 25 TO 27 PERCENT OF OUR FULL VENDOR COST COMING OFF THE BOOKS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS WE'RE TALKING AMOUNTS OF $15 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE SPEND ON GROCERIES A YEAR.

SO SIZABLE AMOUNTS, OBVIOUSLY, ONCE WE PAY OFF THE INITIAL INVESTMENTS FOR THIS, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS REINVEST IN THE PROGRAM, GET SOME MORE CENTRALIZED KITCHEN FACILITIES, WHICH AS WE TALKED ABOUT, BUT ALSO REINVEST IN OUR STAFF, WHICH IS SOMETHING AGAIN, DR. DAUGHERTY HAS BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT US REINVESTING IN OUR STAFF, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE FEEL VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

SO GETTING THEM MORE RESOURCES.

SHAMELESS PLUG.

HOPEFULLY GETTING THEM A COUPLE MORE DOLLARS AN HOUR AT SOME POINT IN TIME AND REALLY JUST MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO DO THEIR JOB TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY.

THANKS SO MUCH.

OF COURSE.

MS. HEFFRON TOOK A COUPLE OF MY QUESTIONS, BUT THIS IS SUCH A GREAT IDEA.

ANY TIME THAT WE CAN FIND WAYS TO STREAMLINE PROCESSES AND HELP OUR STAFF WITH THEIR EVERYDAY DUTIES, AS ALSO WHILE SAVING MONEY.

THAT IS A GREAT, GREAT INITIATIVE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TEAM AND PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

MADAM CHAIR.

YES, YES.

JUST THE ONE REMAINING QUESTION I HAD WAS, I'M ASSUMING THIS WILL INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL FARMERS BY HAVING MORE LOCAL PRODUCE IN OUR SCHOOLS.

ONE HUNDRED PERCENT.

SO IT'S SOMEWHAT TWO FOLD.

SO WE ARE ABLE CURRENTLY WE WORK WITH A COMPANY OUT OF THE TIDEWATER AREA CALLED GROW GREEN PRODUCE AND GROW GREEN DOES STRICTLY VIRGINIA GROWN PRODUCE.

SO WE DO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY NOW.

WHAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO DO NOW, WHICH WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IN THE FUTURE, IS AGAIN, A LOT OF TIMES AS MR. HARTER POINTED OUT.

WHEN WE'RE ORDERING PRODUCE, IT HAS TO BE 66 SCHOOLS WORTH.

THEY'VE GOT TO GET A FULL TRUCKLOAD TO COME OUT.

WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO CALL A FARMER AND SAY, HEY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? WE'LL GET THAT IN.

GET IT OUT TO THE FOLKS, MAKE IT AVAILABLE.

AGAIN, NOT SOMETHING WE CAN DO NOW.

IF WE HAD THAT ABILITY, THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD LOVE TO DO.

NICE THAT'S EXCITING LOCAL FOOD.

THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION THANK YOU AGAIN, SORRY.

THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.

MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION.

DEBBIE BAILEY.

AYE.

RYAN HARTER.

AYE.

KATHRYN HAINES.

AYE.

DOT HEFFRON.

AYE.

ANN COKER.

AYE.

THE MOTION CARRIES.

[G. Items for Board Review]

FY 2022 JANUARY EXPENDITURES VS.

APPROPRIATIONS, BUDGET CHANGE REQUEST SUMMARY ACROSS CATEGORIES, JANUARY 2022 BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS, A PREK UPDATE JANUARY 2022, FY2022 QUARTERLY BUDGET REPORT REVIEW MID-YEAR AND MEMO NUMBER 040-22 PUPIL TEACHER RATIO REPORT TO THE PUBLIC.

THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.

NEXT, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON AGENDA ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING CITIZENS WERE GIVEN

[H. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items]

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COMMENTS SUBMITTED VIA THE ONLINE FORM WERE SENT TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE START OF TONIGHT'S MEETING AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN FULL AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MEETING MINUTES.

MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANNOUNCE THIS EVENING'S IN-PERSON SPEAKERS ON NON AGENDA MADAM CHAIR, WE HAVE 10 SPEAKERS FOR NON AGENDA ITEMS THIS EVENING.

THEY ARE WENDY LITTLE, BEN PEARSON NELSON, DOMINIQUE CHATTERS, NANCY DEFRANCO, DORIS KINNICK, JOHN WARD, MICHAEL CARABINOS, ANN TATUS, BOBBY EVERYTH AND CHRISTINE MELENDEZ.

EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

THERE IS A TIMER SET UP ON TOP OF THE PODIUM THAT WILL TURN GREEN WHEN YOU BEGIN SPEAKING YELLOW WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS REMAINING AND RED, WHEN YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED.

AS A REMINDER, NO PERSONAL BELONGINGS OTHER THAN YOUR CELL PHONE AND SPEAKERS NOTES ARE ALLOWED AT THE PODIUM.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR NAME AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMMENTS, AND PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMENTS EQUIVALENT TO CAMPAIGNING FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICE ARE A VIOLATION OF SCHOOL BOARD POLICY 11 10 ARE PROHIBITED.

MAY WE HAVE MS. WENDY LITTLE.

BEN PEARSON, NELSON.

GOOD EVENING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

I'M BEN PEARSON NELSON, I'M PRESIDENT OF THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY COUNCIL OF PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS.

ON FEBRUARY 16TH, OUR OFFICERS VOTED TO SUPPORT FULLY FUNDING THE SUPERINTENDENT'S I'M CONTINUALLY EMBARRASSED THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE IN LAST PLACE FOR SCHOOL FUNDING.

ACCORDING TO THE UNITED STATES CENSUS DATA, CHILDREN IN ALABAMA, ONE OF THE POOREST STATES IN THE U.S., GET MORE EDUCATION FUNDING THAN CHILDREN IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

IN FACT, OUR PER STUDENT EDUCATION SPENDING IN CHESTERFIELD PUTS OUR KIDS BARELY AHEAD OF MISSISSIPPI, THE POOREST STATE IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE MEDIAN INCOME IN CHESTERFIELD IS MORE THAN THREE TIMES GREATER THAN THOSE STATES.

THIS YEAR, CHESTERFIELD TAX REVENUES ARE HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR HAS TENS OF MILLIONS OF UNALLOCATED DOLLARS AND STILL WE ARE CUTTING OUR SCHOOL BUDGET.

THE SITUATION IS DIRE.

WE ARE BLEEDING TEACHERS AND STAFF.

WE'RE SHORT OVER TWO HUNDRED TEACHERS AT LAST COUNT.

TEACHER ABSENTEEISM IS UP ONE HUNDRED PERCENT.

TONIGHT'S PERSONNEL REPORT INDICATES WE LOST ANOTHER ONE HUNDRED AND SIX SCHOOL EMPLOYEES AND HERE WE STAND NEGOTIATING TO FUND OUR SCHOOLS.

MANY OF OUR OFFICERS AND MEMBERS EXPECTED THAT A NEEDS BASED BUDGET WOULD BE FULLY FUNDED IF NOT INCREASED BY OUR SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES.

OUR OFFICERS VOTED TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRETY OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET, NOT BECAUSE IT WAS A BUDGET THAT PROMISED OUR CHILDREN A FIRST CLASS EDUCATION.

WE SUPPORTED THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET BECAUSE WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE LEAST WE COULD DO TO KEEP OUR SCHOOLS FUNCTIONING AT A MINIMAL LEVEL.

OUR HOPE WAS THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES THAT HEED THE PUBLIC FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND TEACHERS INCREASE THE FUNDING REQUEST.

INSTEAD, WE WITNESSED CUTS TO THE PROMISE OF ADDITIONAL PAY FOR TEACHERS IN OUR HARDEST WE WITNESSED CUTS TO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.

WE WITNESSED CUTS TO BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.

IF YOU'RE IN A ROOM WITH SOMEONE AND THEY'RE ARGUING THAT SCHOOL FUNDING NEEDS TO BE CUT, I WOULD URGE YOU TO SHARE THE REALITY ABOUT HOW GREAT OUR NEEDS ARE AND HOW FAR BEHIND WE AND IF THEY DON'T BELIEVE YOU, PLEASE ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO ANY SCHOOL AND TALK TO IF WE CANNOT FIND THE WILL TO FUND OUR SCHOOLS APPROPRIATELY AND TO TREAT OUR TEACHERS LIKE THE PROFESSIONALS THEY ARE, NEXT YEAR IS GOING TO BE EVEN HARDER FOR ALL OF US.

OUR QUALITY OF LIFE WILL CONTINUE TO DECLINE.

PLEASE TALK TO THE PARENTS, TEACHERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN YOUR DISTRICT AND PLEASE LISTEN TO THEIR CONCERNS.

WE NEED YOU TO ADVOCATE FOR US.

WE NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR PARENTS.

WE NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR TEACHERS.

WE NEED TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, DR. BEN PEARSON NELSON, DOMINIQUE CHATTERS.

HELLO.

HELLO.

I'M DOMINIQUE CHATTERS, AND I THOUGHT THAT SINCE WE'RE DISCUSSING EQUITY, THAT A VISUAL AID WOULD BE HELPFUL.

SO FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE TRUE DEFINITION OF EQUITY, THERE'S A VISUAL.

I'LL DEMONSTRATE.

IMAGINE SOMEONE STANDING HERE WHO'S THIS TALL? AND THEN I'M STANDING HERE.

EQUALITY IS YOU GIVE US BOTH A STEP STOOL.

BECAUSE THAT'S EQUAL.

WE EACH GOT A STEP STOOL.

EQUITY IS YOU GIVE THE ONE WHO NEEDS IT THE MOST WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED, WHAT

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IT'S NOT ABOUT LOWERING THE DESK.

IT'S NOT ABOUT CHANGING THE STANDARD.

IT'S ABOUT PROVIDING FOR THE CHILDREN WHAT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.

I AM BEYOND IRRITATED AT THE CO-OPTING OF TERMS AND LANGUAGE BECAUSE WORDS HAVE MEANING.

AND EVERY TIME SOMEONE CO-OPS A WORD THAT IS HISTORICALLY MEANT TO HELP UPLIFT A COMMUNITY THAT IS MARGINALLY DISMISSED, IT IS UPSETTING AND IT NEEDS TO BE CALLED OUT FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION IS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

THAT MEANS PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPPORT ALL COMMUNITIES OF STUDENTS, EVEN THE ONES THAT DON'T CONFORM TO SOMEONE ELSE'S IDEA OF WHAT AN ACCEPTABLE STUDENT IS.

ELIMINATING OR DISMISSING ANY COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS BLACK OR BROWN TRANSGENDER WOULD BE UNETHICAL AND VIOLATE CCPS' CODE OF CONDUCT.

THE GOAL OF EQUITY AND EDUCATION IS TO MEET STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND UTILIZE AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO HELP THESE STUDENTS EXCEL.

THAT DOES NOT MEAN AGAIN, LOWERING THE STANDARD.

IGNORANCE IS BEING MASKED AS PREFERENCE TODAY.

PRIVILEGE IS BEING MASKED AS CHOICE TODAY.

THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF BLACK PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.

I WILL AGREE WITH MS. TATUS WE COULD USE SOME DIVERSITY IN THAT AREA.

BUT WHAT I DON'T NEED, WHAT BLACK PEOPLE DON'T NEED WHAT HISPANIC PEOPLE DON'T NEED ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE CO-OPTING THE MOVEMENT AND CHANGING WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD.

IT'S ABOUT HELPING EVERY CHILD.

PUBLIC EDUCATION IS FOR EVERY CHILD.

IF YOUR CHILD DOES NOT FIT THAT DEMOGRAPHIC, THEN CONSIDER YOURSELF BLESSED OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL YOURSELF.

BECAUSE YOUR CHILD IS FINE, YOUR CHILD IS ACCEPTED, YOUR CHILD HAS NO ISSUES, BUT THAT IS NOT THE STORY FOR EVERYONE.

AND I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO TO KEEP EQUITY FIRST IN OUR EDUCATION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. NANCY DEFRANCO.

GOOD EVENING.

SO.

I CAME HERE TONIGHT AND I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT.

AND YOU KNOW, YOU SIT HERE AND YOU LISTEN TO THE PAIN AGAIN, I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND THERE HAS TO BE A MIDDLE GROUND.

NOT FOR YOU, NOT FOR ME, BUT FOR THESE KIDS.

AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT DOMINIQUE'S SAYING, I REALLY DO, I GET IT, I'M 60 YEARS OLD, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS IN MY LIFE.

I WORK RETAIL.

I'VE WORKED FOR FOOD LION FOR A LONG TIME.

I DON'T LOOK AT PEOPLE FOR THEIR COLOR.

AND IF WE'RE GOING TO BE EQUITABLE, THEN I HAVE A SUGGESTION.

LET'S GET RID OF THE FOOTBALL TEAM, THE BASKETBALL TEAM, THE READING CLUB, THE ART AND ALL OF IT, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT REALLY EQUITABLE.

BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY IS ATHLETIC.

NOT EVERYBODY CAN SING.

NOT EVERYBODY CAN DRAW.

YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.

WE HAVE TO FIND A COMMON GROUND AND WE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ABLE TO DO IT.

IT'S NOT FAIR THAT YOU GUYS SIT THERE AND MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR ALL OF US.

IT'S GOT TO STOP.

WE HAVE ALL ON BOTH SIDES ASKED YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN FOR PUBLIC FORUMS. THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANGER.

THERE SHOULD BE LOVE.

LOVE OF THE CHILDREN.

THE CHILDREN BELONG TO JESUS.

I'VE SAID THAT BEFORE.

AND WHAT WE ARE DOING IS WE ARE DIVIDING OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU CAN'T GIVE SOMEBODY A STOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE SHORT.

YOU CAN'T GIVE SOMEBODY A STOOL BECAUSE THEY'RE BLACK AND THEY'RE NOT WHITE.

IT'S NOT ABOUT COLOR.

IT'S ABOUT A CHILD'S ABILITY.

CHILDREN DON'T SEE COLOR.

WE TEACH THEM TO SEE COLOR.

WE TEACH THEM HATE.

AND IT HAS TO STOP, AND IT NEEDS TO STOP NOW BECAUSE WE ARE DESTROYING GENERATIONS.

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THANK YOU, MR. DEFRANCO.

DORIS KINNICK.

SO I WANT TO PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF, AND THAT IS THAT I HOPE THAT YOU ARE NOT FORCING SCREENING TESTING FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF ONCE PER WEEK WHO ARE NOT FULLY VACCINATED.

I DID SEE THAT IN THE VDH AND THE VDOE INTERIM GUIDANCE FROM FEBRUARY 11TH 2022.

I REALLY HOPE THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IN PENNSYLVANIA, THEY DID THAT TO THE TEACHERS AND SINCE IT'S DONE, THEY'VE DONE AWAY WITH THAT.

THEY'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT WAS CREATING MEDICAL APARTHEID AND IT'S WRONG.

NATURAL IMMUNITY, HANDS DOWN IS IS BETTER THAN THESE BIOWEAPONS ANY DAY.

IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING BECAUSE I'M AWARE THAT MOST PEOPLE TRUST IN BILL GATES AND HE DOES NOT HAVE A MEDICAL DEGREE.

NEITHER DO I.

BUT I DO HAVE CHILDREN AND I DO HAVE KNOWLEDGE, AND THERE ARE MANY OF US OUT THERE THAT AND TAKING MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO HARM THE CHILDREN IS UNACCEPTABLE.

LISTENING TO CAPTURED AGENCIES WON'T GET US ANY HEALTHIER.

IT'S LITERALLY KILLING AND INJURING PEOPLE.

THE UNVACCINATED ARE NOT A THREAT TO SOCIETY, AND IT'S A SHAME THAT YOU LISTEN TO THE VDH, DR. ALEX SAMUEL, WHO DID ABSOLUTELY NO RESEARCH ON THE HARMS OF MASK WEARING.

WHEN YOU HAD PARENTS LINED UP LIKE INSANE WE WERE HERE FOR HOURS.

I WAS HERE TILL 11 O'CLOCK THAT NIGHT WAITING TO SPEAK.

PARENTS HAVE BEEN IGNORED WHEN THEY KNOW WHAT'S BEST FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

THERE'S SO MUCH RESEARCH ON THE HARMS YOU FIRE TEACHERS.

IT'S BEEN MENTIONED.

THE TEACHERS ARE GONE.

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY GREAT TEACHERS FIRED LIKE STEVEN ROSELLE, WHO WE STOOD HERE AND CHEERED ON BECAUSE HE STOOD HIS GROUND AGAINST THE MASKS.

TONY JANTA, TASHA WEST.

FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE'S MAYBE 30 TO 40 TEACHERS WHO'VE BEEN FIRED FOR MEDICAL REASONS, OR MAYBE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO TEACH AND THEY THINK IT'S WRONG TO PUSH CRITICAL RACE THEORY.

IT'S WRONG TO SAY BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN, BECAUSE YOU'RE WHITE, YOU'RE A SUPREMACIST OR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, AND TEACHERS ARE FRUSTRATED.

WE'VE SPOKEN TO MANY OF THEM.

THEY'RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH BOYS BEING ABLE TO USE GIRLS BATHROOMS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY.

IF SOMEBODY CHOOSES ANOTHER OPTION, THAT'S FINE.

BUT PUTTING CHILDREN IN HARM'S WAY IS NOT OK.

THERE ARE COURT CASES HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

AND MIKE, YOU SHOULD COME SEE OUR EVIDENCE ON WHAT CRT REALLY IS AND WHAT HAPPENED IN YOU SHOULD COME LOOK AT WHAT THESE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAUGHT, WHITE PRIVILEGE THE VIDEOS.

IT'S DISGUSTING.

IT'S REALLY IT'S SERIOUSLY CRIMINAL TO DO THIS TO THESE CHILDREN.

THERE'S SO MUCH THAT I COULD SAY, BUT IT'S JUST DISHEARTENING, IT REALLY IS, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL SAYING THE SAME THING.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION MORE THAN THREE MINUTES TO MAKE OUR POINTS AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE TOP OF THE CHAIN HERE.

I'M GOING TO WRAP UP JUST BY CLARIFYING THAT VACCINES, EVEN THE U.S.

SUPREME COURT HAS SAID VACCINES ARE UNAVOIDABLY UNSAFE.

I WANT YOU TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN AND STOP PUSHING.

STOP SAYING THAT ALL THE CHILDREN SHOULD BE VACCINATED.

IT'S JUST WRONG.

THANK YOU MS. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

THANK YOU.

JOHN WARD.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, I'M JOHN WARD.

HAVING THREE MINUTES TO EXPRESS THE ONGOING ABUSE OF POWER, INDOCTRINATION, RACE BAITING, BIGOTRY, SEPARATIST IDEOLOGY OF CCPS IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TIME, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU ARE JOYOUS IN THE LEAST AMOUNT OF TIME THAT COULD BE AFFORDED TO US.

IT IS HIGH TIME THAT THE POWER STRUCTURE THE PARENTS OF THE COUNTY ARE AT THE TOP, NOT THE INNER CIRCLE OF THIS CURRENT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

WE HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MAYBE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GROSSLY UNDERMINED AND DESTROYED SAFE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND CURRICULUM BASED EDUCATION, NOT IDEOLOGICAL, MARXIST BASED TEACHING.

WE HAVE A SMALL GROUP OF TEACHERS THE CORRUPT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, OR CEA, THAT TRIES TO REPRESENT ALL TEACHERS IN CCPS.

HOWEVER, THEIR MEMBER NUMBERS BARELY MAKE UP FIVE PERCENT OF THE CURRENT TEACHERS, AND EVEN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TEACHERS ARE DECLINING BECAUSE MANY OF THE TEACHERS ARE IN DISGUST OF BEING FORCED TO TEACH THE BRAINWASH AGENDA TOPICS AND ARE CHOOSING TO TEACH IN OTHER, MORE CURRICULUM BASED COUNTIES.

AS IF AS IF THE CORRUPT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CEA ISN'T ENOUGH WITH THEIR FAR

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THIS WOMAN IS THE SAME WOMAN WHO WAS CONNECTED TO TIM KAINE, WHO WAS TAKING UNPRECEDENTED AMOUNTS OF GIFT BRIBES FROM DONORS IN AN EXCESS OF $160,000 DOLLARS.

SHE ALSO RECEIVED SOME OF HER DARK MONEY THROUGH THE FAR LEFT WING SERVICE ACTBLUE AS A FUNNEL OF SORTS TO HER CAMPAIGN.

ACTBLUE IS A VERY HEAVY TIES WITH THE VIOLENT EXTREMIST GROUP BLACK LIVES MATTER THAT BURNED DOWN MANY CITIES THROUGH THE UNITED STATES.

SHE DIDN'T LIVE IN VIRGINIA AS AN ESTABLISHED VIRGINIA RESIDENT.

SHE BROUGHT HER FAR LEFT BELIEFS AND OF THE FAILED CITIES OF CHICAGO AND THE MASS EXODUS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

SHE SET UP HOME IN OUR WONDERFUL HISTORICAL, PATRIOTIC, FAMILY ORIENTED STATE OF VIRGINIA AND NOW HAS SHELTER WITHIN THE CCPS.

SO WE HAVE A FAR LEFT ALIEN, COUPLED WITH A CORRUPT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IN CHARGE OF WHAT OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING COERCED TO LEARN EVERY DAY.

THROUGH FOIA COMMUNICATIONS OF CEA MEMBERS AND CCPS BOARDS, WE SEE THE EXTREME, UNFETTERED INFLUENCE.

UNDER YOUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF DEVELOPMENTS SOME OF WHAT YOU LIST CURRICULUM BASED ON SENSITIVITY TO DIVERSITY.

HOW MANY DIVERSITY LABELS DO WE HAVE NOW? YOU CLAIM YOU'RE FOR DIVERSITY, BUT YOU SHUT DOWN STUDENTS BY SHAME OR PEER PRESSURE IF THEY DO NOT SHARE YOUR POLITICAL OR GENDER DRIVEN BELIEFS.

FOR EXAMPLE, PEER PRESSURE FOR YOUNG MINDS THE PROMOTION OF OTHER VIOLENT GROUP BLM INSIDE OF SCHOOL WALLS WITH TEACHERS AREN'T WORKING CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.

WHEN YOU CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT EXCLUDES ALL LIVES, YOU CREATE A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN BASED ON THEIR RACE.

WHAT ABOUT THE BIRACIAL CHILDREN? YOU ARE TELLING THEM THAT THEIR WHITE PARENTS IS EVIL AND THEIR FAMILY OF LINEAGE IS EVIL AS WELL? DO YOU REALIZE THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL AND SOCIETAL DAMAGE YOU ARE CREATING? THE DAMAGE YOU HAVE CAUSED IS REPREHENSIBLE.

GOD HAS MADE US OF ONE BLOOD OF ALL THE PEOPLE ON THIS EARTH.

THANK YOU, MR. WARD.

YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.

MICHAEL CARABINOS.

JOHN BROWN WAS WHITE AND WASN'T RACIST, SO THAT JUST INVALIDATES THAT ENTIRE CONVERSATION.

HE WAS A HERO.

SO QUICK TO REFERENCE GEORGE SOROS AND BILL GATES, BUT NO MENTION OF CHARLES KOCH, PATRICK ORLANDO, DINESH D'SOUZA, DENNIS PRAGER ANY OTHER OF THE FINANCIERS OR VOICES OF THE ANTI PUBLIC SERVICE AGENDA.

I BELIEVE RACISM IN AMERICA DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY END IN 2008.

I BELIEVE I NEVER HAD TO GIVE MY CHILDREN THE TALK.

I BELIEVE THAT BLACK LIVES DO MATTER, AND WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO GIVEN HOW MANY PEOPLE RECOIL AGAINST THAT SIMPLE PHRASE THAT BLACK LIVES DO MATTER TOO? I BELIEVE THE CHILDREN KNOW BEST WHO THEY ARE AND THAT GENDER AFFIRMING CARE IS LIFE SAVING CARE.

I BELIEVE THAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS THE GREATEST INVESTMENT OUR NATION MAKES IN ITS FUTURE.

I BELIEVE THAT THE TREASURE OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE SPENT TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

I BELIEVE AND I HAVE FAITH IN OUR EDUCATORS AND THEIR TALENT.

I BELIEVE THAT THESE VALUES ARE UNDER ATTACK.

THE ATTACK IS LOCAL AND NATIONAL THROUGH EXCESSIVE TESTING, THROUGH POOR PAY, THROUGH POOR FUNDING, THROUGH MANUFACTURED MORAL PANICS, THROUGH THOSE WHO SEEK TO PUSH PUBLIC EDUCATION TO THE CRISIS, TO THOSE WHO SAY ANYTHING I DON'T LIKE IS MARXISM.

ANYTHING I DON'T LIKE IS CRT.

TO CREATE A CRISIS, A CRISIS THAT WOULD THEN BE USED TO JUSTIFY THE PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, TO SAVE EDUCATION.

IT IS A CAMPAIGN TO TAKE THE MONEY WE PAY THROUGH TAXES FOR THE PUBLIC AND PUT IT IN THE POCKET OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE EDUCATORS, PRIVATE CHARTERS TO CREATE A SYSTEM WHERE THE RICH AND PRIVILEGED RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION AND THE REST OF US ARE LEFT BEHIND.

I BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND THAT IS EQUITY.

I AM HERE BECAUSE I STILL BELIEVE.

THANK YOU, MR. CARABINOS.

ANN TATUS.

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I NEVER TALKED ABOUT WHITE CHILDREN.

I TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT BRINGING DOWN ONE DEMOGRAPHIC TO LIFT ANOTHER, TO WHICH IT WAS SPOKEN TO SPECIFICALLY THAT BLACK CHILDREN, HISPANIC CHILDREN, NOBODY EVER MENTIONED UNDERPRIVILEGED WHITE CHILDREN.

EVERYBODY WHO CAME UP HERE AND SPOKE AFTER ME ASSUMES THAT I SPEAK ABOUT WHITE PRIVILEGE OR THAT I COME FROM WHITE PRIVILEGE, OR THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT MY CHILDREN HAVE GONE THROUGH.

BUT IT IS PROVEN THAT WHITE CHILDREN ARE PENALIZED IN THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE WHITE FRAGILITY, I'M NOT AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT RACE.

I WILL COME UP HERE AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT ALL DAY LONG.

BUT THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T LIKE IT DOESN'T MAKE ME A BIGOT.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ME A RACIST.

THE FACT THAT MY DAUGHTERS ARE NOT SAFE WALKING INTO SCHOOLS WHERE YOU TEACH EMPATHY, WHAT EMPATHY IS UNDER SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

IT STARTS IN KINDERGARTEN.

YOU'RE TEACHING CHILDREN THAT NOT TO BE AFRAID OF BOYS THAT ARE IN GIRLS' BATHROOMS, BUT TO EMPATHIZE WITH WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH.

YOU ARE WARPING MINDS, AND IT IS WHERE SURVEYS, CLASSROOM EXERCISES.

I'VE GONE THROUGH MY DAUGHTER'S CANVAS.

IT IS EMBEDDED SO DEEP IT IS IN EVERY SINGLE ONE.

DR. [INAUDIBLE] IS RESPECTABLE ENOUGH TO LISTEN TO ME AND TO WORK WITH ME.

THE PRINCIPALS IN THESE SCHOOLS ARE NOT.

YOU HAVE PRINCIPALS GOING IN AND TELLING THEM TO PUT MASK ON SO THEY CAN TAKE PICTURES TO THE ONE THAT YOU JUST PROMOTED TO THOMAS DALE WAS THE SAME ONE THAT GOT SENT A BLACK LIVES MATTER EMAIL OUT THAT HE HAD TO RESCIND THE SAME ONE ON THE EQUITY COMMITTEE WITH YOU IN 2017 WHEN YOU WERE CONVENIENTLY A CITIZEN HERE AND NOW, HERE YOU ARE.

EQUITY EQUITY EQUITY.

IT'S NOT.

AND THEN YOU HAVE JOSHUA COLE FROM VCU TEACHING AT THE SAME SCHOOL THAT THE BLACK LIVES MATTER PRINCIPAL JUST GOT PROMOTED, WHO GOT IN TROUBLE LAST WEEK FOR SENDING IT IS NEVER ENDING.

THE CORRUPTION GOES FROM LIBRARIAN TO TEACHER TO SCHOOL BOARD.

THERE'S NOBODY HERE TO SAVE THE CHILDREN.

I DON'T COME UP HERE CARING ABOUT ANYBODY'S COLOR.

I WASN'T RAISED LIKE THAT.

BUT WHEN I'VE SPOKEN TO DR. MERV, WHEN IS SOMEBODY GOING TO STEP IN TO SAVE THESE CHILDREN? YOU CAN SIT HERE AND HATE THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF OF THE SEAT THAT YOU'VE TAKEN.

AND CHOOSING THE FACT THAT NOBODY HAS A VOICE FOR THESE CHILDREN, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO LOOK AWAY.

GO TO BED AT NIGHT.

TICK TOCK.

TICK TOCK.

WHEN IS MY TIME OFF THIS SCHOOL BOARD? THIS IS NOT MY LIFE.

I HAD A LIFE BEFORE THIS.

WELL, WHO IS GOING TO SPEAK PRIVATIZATION NOBODY EVER HAS? I DON'T FIGHT FOR THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO PRIVATIZE OR CHARTER SCHOOL.

I WANT A FREE, APPROPRIATE PUBLIC EDUCATION THAT IS DUE TO MY CHILDREN AND ALL THE THIS IS NOT APPROPRIATE.

THANK YOU.

MS. TATUS.

BOBBY EVERYTH.

GOOD EVENING.

I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FOLLOW THAT.

SHE IS A VERY AWESOME, INTELLIGENT PERSON THAT HAS EVERYTHING BUT NOTHING BUT LOVE TO SO WHAT I'LL DO IS I WAS GOING TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EQUITY AND THERE IS TWO DIFFERENT WORDS.

EQUITY IS NOT EQUALITY.

EQUALITY IS NOT EQUITY.

WE'RE DONE WITH THAT.

AND SOMETHING WAS GIVEN TO ME TODAY, TONIGHT ABOUT STUFF THAT WAS STRUCK THROUGH THAT Y'ALL STRUCK THROUGH SEXUAL HARASSMENT.

THAT WAS NOT SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO TALK TONIGHT.

LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF.

MY NAME IS ROGER EVERYTH, BOBBIE EVERYTH.

I'M A PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGINIANS FOR CHILDREN'S FIRST ORGANIZATION IN CHESTERFIELD I HAVE MANY MEMBERS, SOME OF THEM WHICH ARE WITH ME RIGHT NOW.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE FOLLOWED A LOT OF DIFFERENT BOARDS.

I FOLLOWED A LOT OF DIFFERENT AVENUES IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AND STATE OF VIRGINIA, BUT I NEVER LOOKED AT YOU GUYS OR WHOEVER SAT BEFORE YOU GUYS.

I NEVER LOOKED AT THE SCHOOL BOARD, BUT I REALIZE, YOU KNOW, WHAT DID I DO? THAT WAS MY THOUGHT.

SO I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT YOU GUYS OR THIS WHOLE SCHOOL BOARD BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WHAT MATTERS IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CHILDREN.

WHAT MATTERS ABOUT OUR FUTURE IS OUR FOUNDATION OF OUR CHILDREN.

AND YOU GUYS ARE MAKING ALL THESE DECISIONS.

BY THE TIME I'M DONE, I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A PARENTAL COMMITTEE THAT YOU ALL BY THE TIME I'M DONE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PARENTAL COMMITTEE IN PLACE THAT'S MADE UP OF ALL VIEWS.

EVERYTHING LEFT, RIGHT, WHATEVER.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

BUT Y'ALL DON'T GET TO MAKE THE DECISION YOUR OWN.

AND I KNOW WE ELECTED YOU GUYS IN AND I GET THAT AND THEN PEOPLE JUST WALK AWAY

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BUT HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A PARENTAL COMMITTEE, WHEN I'M DONE, AND I'M GOING TO MEET WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU GUYS, NO MATTER.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR POLITICAL VIEW IS, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THAT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.

IT'S ABOUT OUR KIDS.

THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.

AND THIS INDOCTRINATION NEEDS TO STOP AND WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS IN COLLEGE LEVEL, AND SO I STARTED LOOKING INTO OUR OWN SCHOOLS, AND I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL CAN AGREE WITH ME.

AND MAYBE I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO.

BUT MAYBE WE CAN HAVE AN EMAIL, MAYBE WE CAN HAVE A PHONE CONVERSATION.

I KNOW I HAVE ONE MINUTE AND 12 SECONDS LEFT.

AND THIS IS NOT WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TO KNOW THAT I'M NOT GOING NOWHERE THIS ORGANIZATION IS NOT GOING NOWHERE AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I HAVE A PARENTAL COMMITTEE IN PLACE THAT YOU ALL HAVE TO ANSWER TO IN SOME FORM OR FASHION, WHATEVER THAT LOOKS LIKE.

OK.

I KNEW IT WAS THERE BEFORE, AND IT DISAPPEARED FOR SOME REASON.

I DON'T KNOW WHY.

AND I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHY THEY DISAPPEARED BECAUSE WE ARE ABOVE YOU.

OK.

AND I KNOW SOME OF Y'ALL ARE HUMBLE ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT, THAT WE ARE ABOVE YOU AND WE ELECTED YOU GUYS.

AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.

I GET THAT I'M A VERY EASY PERSON.

I WAS GOING TO BRING A BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF UP AND I ONLY HAVE THIRTY FIVE SECONDS.

BUT THIS RIGHT HERE IS CONCERNING.

I'M GOING TO EMAIL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF Y'ALL.

THERE IS NO REASON WHY Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE STRUCK THERE A SEXUAL HARASSMENT REPORTING SO I WANT TO KNOW AN EXPLANATION OF THAT, AND I'M GOING TO EMAIL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF Y'ALL ON THIS.

OK? AND BY THE WAY, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF VIRGINIA CHILDREN'S FIRST AND I AM NOT GOING NOWHERE AND MY GROUP IS NOT GOING NOWHERE AND WE'RE HERE TO STAY AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH YOU.

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO WORK WITH THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST THE LEFT, NOT JUST THIS LGBTQ STUFF, NOT JUST THIS CRT STUFF, NOT JUST THIS SEL STUFF, EVERYTHING.

AND I KNOW SOME OF IT COMES FROM THE VDOE AND I KNOW MY TIME'S UP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, VIRGINIA, FOR CHILDREN FIRST PRESIDENT ROBERT EVERYTH.

THANK YOU.

CHRISTINE MELENDEZ.

GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS CHRISTINE MELENDEZ, AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHESTERFIELD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

SO HOW MANY OF YOU HAD TO DO CHORES IN THE HOUSE WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP? DO DISHES, SWEEPING, VACUUMING, TAKING OUT THE TRASH, LAUNDRY, CLEANING THE BATHROOM, MAKING BEDS, PUTTING TOYS AWAY, DUST FURNITURE? AND HOW MANY OF YOU HAD THAT PARENT WITH THE OPINION THAT THERE IS A RIGHT WAY TO COMPLETE THAT CHORE? THERE'S A RIGHT WAY TO LOAD THE DISHWASHER, PUT THE DISHES AWAY, LOAD LAUNDRY, PUT CLOTHES AWAY, OR HOW MANY OF YOU ARE THAT PARENT? HOW MANY OF YOU WERE ALSO SCOLDED AND REPRIMANDED WHEN YOU DIDN'T DO SOMETHING THE RIGHT WAY AND YOU TRIED TO DEFEND YOURSELF AND YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO DO IT? IMAGINE, IF YOU WILL, THAT YOU ARE THE OLDEST OF A COUPLE OF SIBLINGS AND YOU WERE TAUGHT HOW TO DO THE CHORES ONCE IT'S NEVER WRITTEN DOWN FOR YOU.

NEVER REVIEWED INTENTIONALLY.

YOU DON'T GET REALLY MUCH OF AN ALLOWANCE AND YOU'RE HELD TO A STANDARD THAT WAS NEVER FORMALIZED OR WRITTEN DOWN, BUT THE SIBLINGS BEHIND YOU WERE HELD TO A DIFFERENT STANDARD.

THIS IS KIND OF WHAT TEACHING WITHOUT A DETAILED CONTRACT FEELS LIKE.

TEACHER CHORES INCLUDE TAKING ATTENDANCE, TEACHING CONTENT, PROVIDING EXAMPLES, ENCOURAGING LEARNING, GRADING WORK TO GIVE FEEDBACK, COMMUNICATING WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THEIR STUDENTS' LIVES AND EDUCATION.

AND THERE'S A RIGHT WAY TO DO THESE THINGS IN OUR DIVISION THAT HASN'T REALLY BEEN FORMALIZED OR WRITTEN DOWN.

ADMINISTRATORS SOMETIMES COME OFF AS THOSE PARENTS WHO EXPECT YOU TO REMEMBER THE RIGHT OR THE NEW WAY TO DO THAT THING.

TO ADD MORE RESPONSIBILITY TO YOUR PLATE WITHOUT RAISING YOUR ALLOWANCE OR CLEAR COMMUNICATION OF THE NEW EXPECTATIONS, AND IT COMES OFF AS SCOLDING AND REPRIMAND.

SO HOW DO WE COME TO A RESOLUTION IN CHESTERFIELD? COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, CONTRACT NEGOTIATION PROCESS BY WHICH MANAGEMENT AND UNION REPRESENTATIVES NEGOTIATE EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS? NOW THE HISTORY OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN VIRGINIA IN 1977, THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT DECISION HELD THAT THE STATE HAD NOT GIVEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OR SCHOOL BOARDS THE AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

BUT MAY 1ST MAY DAY OF LAST YEAR, THAT LAW IN VIRGINIA NOW PERMITS BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE OUR SCHOOL BOARD TO EXTEND RECOGNITION TO AND BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY WITH THE LOCAL UNION REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES.

AND SO WE ARE HERE TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION AROUND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND WHAT IT IS THAT THAT WOULD MEAN TO THE EMPLOYEES OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.

AND THE REASONS THIS IS IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE WE ALREADY KNOW THAT WE ARE

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AS CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY, WE ARE GUARANTEED A FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE SEEING A FEAR TAKE CONTROL OF THE NARRATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THINGS LIKE CRT AND MASK MANDATES ARE SMALL DISTRACTIONS FROM THE LARGER ISSUE OF THE DEFUNDING OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM LOCALLY, STATEWIDE AND NATIONWIDE.

WITHOUT CLEARLY COMMUNICATED EXPECTATIONS AND CONTRACTS, EDUCATORS WILL CONTINUE TO LEAVE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MS. MELENDEZ.

[I. Superintendent's Remarks]

NEXT, WE HAVE THIS EVENING SUPERINTENDENTS REMARKS DR. DAUGHERTY.

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

JUST HAD THE PLEASURE THIS PAST WEEKEND AT MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL WITH DR. TYLUS AND I WERE THERE AND FOR THE SHOW CHOIRS, AND IT WAS JUST NOT ONLY DID THE STUDENTS DO AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB OF PERFORMING.

BUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE STUDENTS TOGETHER, PEOPLE IN THE AUDITORIUM.

IT WAS A PACKED HOUSE EVERY TIME SOMEONE PERFORMED AND IT WAS, WE HAVE SOME UNBELIEVABLY TALENTED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, BUT ALSO SOME VERY TALENTED DIRECTORS.

AND THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE.

AND YOU KNOW, SOME THINGS THAT WERE SAID TONIGHT JUST TO CLARIFY THAT WE DO NOT AND WE HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME DO NOT REQUIRE VACCINATIONS.

WE DON'T BASICALLY, WE'RE BACK TO NORMAL IN WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

AND I JUST KEEP TELLING PEOPLE THAT WE DON'T REQUIRE THEM, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THE KIDS ARE BACK IN SCHOOL AND THEY'RE WORKING HARD.

AND LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN OUT AT SCHOOLS.

I TRY TO GET OUT ALMOST EVERY DAY NOW JUST TO WALK AROUND AND TALK TO STUDENTS AND SEE AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE EXCITED TO BE IN SCHOOL AND THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB IN THE CLASSROOM AND WE'RE EXCITED.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE IN MARCH AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK WE WOULDN'T GET HERE.

AND SO WE ARE WORKING HARD.

WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THE PROMS ARE BACK, GRADUATIONS ARE BACK, FIELD TRIPS ARE BACK AND SPRING SPORTS ARE OPENING UP.

AND SO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS.

DEFINITELY A GOOD FEELING.

THANK YOU, DR. DAUGHERTY.

NEXT, WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS AND SCHOOL BOARD COMMENTS.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR COMMENTS THIS EVENING? MS. HAINES.

THANK YOU, DR. DAUGHERTY, FOR CLARIFYING THE VACCINE COMMENT.

I'M GOING TO CLARIFY A COMMENT AS WELL.

KATHRYN HAINES IS A VERY COMMON NAME.

I'M SURE YOU IF YOU GOOGLE IT, YOU'LL LEARN A LOT ABOUT SOME KATHRYN HAINES.

BUT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF STATEMENTS MADE TONIGHT THAT WERE INCORRECT.

I'LL JUST THROW OUT ONE.

NEVER LIVED IN CALIFORNIA, SO I'M AN ARMY BRAT WHO HAS LIVED IN MANY PLACES AND TRULY THE ONLY PLACE THAT I CAN CALL HOME IS VIRGINIA BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE THE LONGEST.

MY DAD WAS STATIONED HERE WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MY PARENTS DECIDED TO CALL VIRGINIA THEIR HOME.

AND SO I CAME BACK, LOVE VIRGINIA.

[J. Announcements, Communications, and School Board Comments]

HERE IN THE PUBLIC MEETING ROOM, AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BUSINESS MEETING AT 6:30 P.M.. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED.

MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLL ON THE MOTION? DEBBIE BAILEY.

AYE.

RYAN HARTER.

AYE.

KATHRYN HAINES.

AYE.

DOT HEFFRON.

AYE.

ANN COKER.

AYE.

THE MOTION CARRIES THE MARCH 8TH, 2022 SCHOOL BOARD BUSINESS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.